by our College Data Analytics Team
[Liberal Arts And General Studies](/majors/liberal-arts-sciences-humanities/liberal-arts-and-general-studies/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a liberal arts and general studies degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where liberal arts and general studies graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose liberal arts and general studies graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is Providence College, our #1 for liberal arts and general studies graduate salaries in Rhode Island. Providence College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. After graduating, liberal arts and general studies degree recipients from Providence College typically earn about $65,375 annually.
Community College Of Rhode Island came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the city of Warwick, Community College Of Rhode Island is a public institution. Liberal Arts And General Studies graduates of Community College Of Rhode Island earn a median of about $41,471 a year early in their careers.
Johnson And Wales University Online came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Online is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the liberal arts and general studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $37,266.
A rank of #4 makes Johnson And Wales University Providence one of the highest-paying schools for liberal arts and general studies. Set in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Providence is a private not-for-profit institution. Liberal Arts And General Studies graduates of Johnson And Wales University Providence earn a median of about $37,266 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries liberal arts and general studies graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.