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Bachelor's-9% vs national median790 grads tracked

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Indiana University - Northwest

Ranked 172nd of 266 bachelor's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,801
middle 50%: $27,814 – $53,296
Median · 5 years out
$49,905
middle 50%: $36,766 – $69,489
Median · 10 years out
$59,105
middle 50%: $40,342 – $84,323

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Indiana University - Northwest's bachelor's program in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities earn a median $38,801 one year after graduating, rising to $59,105 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $54,747 for this field, ranking 172nd of 266 reporting programs.

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
≈ $9,480 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - Kokomo
$50,103 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$50,025 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$50,007 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
$49,960 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$49,943 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$49,920 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$49,897 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$49,764 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$49,758 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$49,573 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$49,509 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - Northwest

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,317 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$78,670 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$76,536 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,240 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$74,497 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,491 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$68,476 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,257 · 5 yrs out

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