Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Dallas College

Dallas, TX · Associate's Degree · about 5,276 graduates a year

$33,060
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,725
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,125
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#133 of 947
Rank by pay
#155 of 947
Rank, wage-adjusted
$9,742
Median federal debt

Dallas College graduates in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Dallas College Compares for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

All 947 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
1Maria College of Albany Albany, NY$79,266$75,445#2$60,857
2St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY$74,867$71,258#3—
3Harvard University Cambridge, MA$74,154$65,300#6$40,995
4University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT$65,875$59,309#15—
5American Public University System Charles Town, WV$63,895$75,591#1$52,108
6Excelsior University Albany, NY$63,016$59,978#11$50,464
7Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK$62,432$70,096#5—
8Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL$62,009$70,386#4$55,667
9University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA$61,186$55,675#26—
10Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ$60,803$53,366#63$50,524
…
130Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ$48,846$50,190#131$34,557
131Middlesex College Edison, NJ$48,845$42,871#554$26,693
132Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO$48,756$45,596#355$38,592
133Dallas College Dallas, TX$48,725$49,539#155$33,060
134Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA$48,647$44,745#415$25,892
135Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles, OR$48,548$48,834#186—
136Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$48,520$51,643#88—

Other Majors at Dallas College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,238$70,630#266 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$84,351$62,647#40 of 560
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$72,927—#5 of 9
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$65,208$59,057#40 of 59
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$62,305$40,807#20 of 87
Computer Programming$61,663$53,830#26 of 54
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$60,937$38,239#70 of 176
Business/Commerce$58,548$34,095#72 of 205
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,669$42,440#119 of 547
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,714$25,385#13 of 160
Legal Support Services$49,117$33,381#33 of 109
Accounting and Related Services$48,906$37,031#114 of 225
Criminal Justice and Corrections$48,751$37,202#173 of 426
Music$48,378—#1 of 9
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$47,111$40,781#25 of 124
Culinary Arts and Related Services$44,490$31,770#14 of 96
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$41,109—#17 of 57
Graphic Communications$33,606—#15 of 22
Design and Applied Arts—$31,478—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Dallas College liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,060 one year after graduating and $48,725 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Dallas College rank for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities?

Among 947 colleges reporting earnings for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities graduates, Dallas College ranks #133 by median pay four years after graduation, and #155 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities at Dallas College worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities ($44,125), and the median federal debt at graduation is $9,742.

← All data for Dallas College · 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.