Highest Earning Master's Liberal Arts Programs

These are the highest earning master's liberal arts programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 28 programs, with The University of Texas at Austin leading at $119,127.

Rank Institution State Earnings Completers
1 The University of Texas at Austin TX $119,127 10
2 Saint Mary's College of California CA $108,918 14
3 Stony Brook University NY $89,107 66
4 Middle Tennessee State University TN $76,590 67
5 Adams State University CO $74,831 6
6 DePaul University IL $74,702 8
7 University of Pennsylvania PA $72,960 27
8 CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY $72,860 36
9 Johns Hopkins University MD $70,651 35
10 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK $70,018 135
11 Southern Methodist University TX $69,368 33
12 Texas Christian University TX $67,586 19
13 Dartmouth College NH $67,367 20
14 Duke University NC $67,332 23
15 New York University NY $66,958 104
16 Fort Hays State University KS $65,851 23
17 University of Memphis TN $65,320 21
18 University of St Thomas TX $64,943 8
19 University of Dallas TX $63,807 22
20 Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ $63,395 17
21 Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ $63,395 17
22 The University of Texas at Dallas TX $62,062 10
23 Tennessee Technological University TN $61,301 44
24 University of Chicago IL $60,106 137
25 University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC $59,021 13
26 Tulane University of Louisiana LA $55,438 14
27 Tiffin University OH $53,425 43
28 Auburn University at Montgomery AL $46,774 10

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 24 (Liberal Arts) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.