Associate+8% vs national median1,720 grads tracked
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Amarillo College
Ranked 67th of 509 associate programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,700
middle 50%: $22,887 – $48,674
Median · 5 years out
$50,431
middle 50%: $34,221 – $68,103
Median · 10 years out
$62,724
middle 50%: $44,312 – $81,577
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 associate degree graduates earn $33k in their first year. Salaries reach $50k by year five and $63k by year ten.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
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
≈ $10,209 total interest
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$50,805 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$50,756 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$50,668 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$50,595 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$50,449 · 5 yrs out
Normandale Community College
$50,416 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$50,406 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$50,368 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$50,364 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$50,359 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$50,324 · 5 yrs out
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$80,947 · 5 yrs out
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