Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Belmont University

Nashville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 12 graduates a year

$41,245
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,532
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,072
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#217 of 476
Rank by pay
#121 of 476
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,330
Median federal debt

Belmont University graduates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Belmont University Compares for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

All 476 colleges reporting liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$147,998$130,328#1$103,135
2Yale University New Haven, CT$113,788$102,446#2$61,133
3Georgetown University Washington, DC$112,722$98,774#3$66,719
4Bentley University Waltham, MA$105,183$92,625#9$72,333
5Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$99,679$94,874#4—
6University of Chicago Chicago, IL$96,510$94,820#5—
7Northwestern University Evanston, IL$93,180$91,549#10—
8Champlain College Burlington, VT$91,533$94,012#7$71,207
9Emory University Atlanta, GA$90,025$93,194#8—
10DePaul University Chicago, IL$86,444$84,931#12$84,066
…
214The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX$53,652$54,548#204$34,397
215Alverno College Milwaukee, WI$53,631$55,806#171$44,812
216Texas Woman's University Denton, TX$53,626$54,522#205$41,803
217Belmont University Nashville, TN$53,532$58,478#121$41,245
218Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT$53,411$48,087#362$36,168
219Indiana University-East Richmond, IN$53,389$57,277#142$39,936
220Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$53,266$46,751#382$43,486

Other Majors at Belmont University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$124,270—#16 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$93,688—#83 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,069$67,072#759 of 966
Business/Managerial Economics$76,276$43,422#49 of 84
Marketing$71,561$46,968#163 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,384—#335 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,040—#60 of 178
Biology$63,792—#222 of 841
Business/Commerce$62,666$39,325#181 of 271
Design and Applied Arts$58,314$28,702#95 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$57,644$37,264#72 of 207
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$53,999—#99 of 345
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$53,893$30,666#11 of 43
Psychology$52,172—#390 of 1027
Social Work$50,748—#232 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$48,737$41,889#484 of 660
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$46,834—#63 of 67
English Language and Literature$46,342$22,360#369 of 576
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$44,222$22,664#14 of 19
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$42,033$30,188#95 of 144
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,606$32,464#593 of 610
Music$36,866$24,016#224 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Belmont University liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,245 one year after graduating and $53,532 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Belmont University rank for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities?

Among 476 colleges reporting earnings for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates, Belmont University ranks #217 by median pay four years after graduation, and #121 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities at Belmont University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities ($53,072), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,330.

← All data for Belmont University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.