Associate+5% vs national median1,618 grads tracked
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Housatonic Community College
Ranked 102nd of 509 associate programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,933
middle 50%: $24,710 – $52,018
Median · 5 years out
$49,038
middle 50%: $33,851 – $69,016
Median · 10 years out
$64,735
middle 50%: $44,997 – $85,664
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Housatonic Community College liberal arts graduates earn a median of $35,933 in year one. Median pay reaches $64,735 by the ten-year mark.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,901 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$49,416 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$49,393 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$49,281 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$49,097 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$49,065 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$49,000 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$48,923 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$48,894 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$48,893 · 5 yrs out
Murray State College
$48,886 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$48,884 · 5 yrs out
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$95,148 · 5 yrs out
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$63,610 · 5 yrs out
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$58,590 · 5 yrs out
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