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Master's-24% vs national median41 grads tracked

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Winthrop University

Ranked 22nd of 46 master's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$53,578
middle 50%: $44,737 – $65,035
Median · 5 years out
$67,797
middle 50%: $58,734 – $83,179
Median · 10 years out
$77,901
middle 50%: $57,769 – $102,996

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Winthrop University's master's program in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities earn a median $53,578 one year after graduating, rising to $77,901 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% below the national median of $89,177 for this field, ranking 22nd of 46 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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,529 total interest

Same major at other universities

Empire State University
$71,576 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$70,679 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$68,782 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$68,541 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$67,483 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$66,905 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$65,498 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$65,035 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Winthrop University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out

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