Bachelor's-9% vs national median1,911 grads tracked
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Northwestern State University
Ranked 175th of 266 bachelor's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,800
middle 50%: $26,548 – $48,785
Median · 5 years out
$49,764
middle 50%: $37,387 – $63,924
Median · 10 years out
$56,526
middle 50%: $42,224 – $75,788
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
Bachelor's degree holders in liberal arts at Northwestern State University earn a median of $37k. By year ten, salaries reach $57k.
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,806 total interest
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$49,960 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$49,943 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$49,920 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$49,905 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$49,897 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$49,855 · 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
Ferrum College
$49,366 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$49,316 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
$49,308 · 5 yrs out
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$118,055 · 5 yrs out
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$83,121 · 5 yrs out
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$77,655 · 5 yrs out
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$76,246 · 5 yrs out
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$74,924 · 5 yrs out
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$71,994 · 5 yrs out
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$71,994 · 5 yrs out