Bachelor's-17% vs national median201 grads tracked
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Sul Ross State University
Ranked 229th of 266 bachelor's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,128
middle 50%: $24,785 – $45,898
Median · 5 years out
$45,622
middle 50%: $32,136 – $60,738
Median · 10 years out
$53,615
middle 50%: $37,247 – $73,988
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
Liberal Arts and Sciences graduates from Sul Ross State University earn $33k in their first year. Median pay reaches $54k 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,991 total interest
Same major at other universities
Indiana University - East
$46,062 · 5 yrs out
Bluefield State University
$45,898 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$45,860 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Columbia International University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$45,577 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$45,551 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$45,490 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$45,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$45,451 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$45,380 · 5 yrs out
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$78,170 · 5 yrs out
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$76,770 · 5 yrs out
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$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$74,564 · 5 yrs out
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$70,365 · 5 yrs out
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$67,343 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
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$66,562 · 5 yrs out
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$64,085 · 5 yrs out
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$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$59,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$59,402 · 5 yrs out