Associate-19% vs national median631 grads tracked
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Spartanburg Methodist College
Ranked 493rd of 509 associate programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$23,297
middle 50%: $17,853 – $30,455
Median · 5 years out
$37,769
middle 50%: $27,838 – $48,341
Median · 10 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $37,370 – $65,434
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
Liberal Arts and Sciences associates earn a median of $23k initially. Median earnings grow to $50k after ten years.
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
11.4 yrs
≈ $14,567 total interest
Same major at other universities
Wytheville Community College
$38,548 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$38,468 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
North Country Community College
$38,363 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$38,306 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$38,149 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$37,664 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Institute of Technology
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
$37,285 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee Community College
$36,928 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$36,852 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University - West Plains
$36,851 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Spartanburg Methodist College
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$44,939 · 5 yrs out
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$44,939 · 5 yrs out
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$43,131 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$43,131 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$38,069 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$38,069 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$37,769 · 5 yrs out