Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Arkansas
63 schools in Arkansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 23 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $30,228 at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
What this work pays in Arkansas
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Arkansas earn a median of $54,620 a year across 1,530 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock | Associate's degree | $17,500 | $30,228 (20 grads) | 115 |
| Arkansas Tech University Russellville | Associate's degree | $21,170 | $27,784 (29 grads) | 1,098 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton | Associate's degree | $8,560 | $27,261 (40 grads) | 255 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $25,615 (100 grads) | 777 |
| University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (22 grads) | 96 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock | Associate's degree | $14,500 | $25,194 (110 grads) | 410 |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (22 grads) | 101 |
| Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (20 grads) | 41 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith | Associate's degree | $12,390 | $23,649 (15 grads) | 88 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena | Associate's degree | — | $22,094 (29 grads) | 53 |
| North Arkansas College Harrison | Associate's degree | $7,075 | $21,899 (85 grads) | 123 |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home | Associate's degree | $12,450 | $21,166 (49 grads) | 136 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College Forrest City | Associate's degree | — | $20,687 (19 grads) | 57 |
| Black River Technical College Pocahontas | Associate's degree | $8,615 | $20,561 (45 grads) | 176 |
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (28 grads) | 90 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville | Associate's degree | $4,500 | $20,140 (14 grads) | 72 |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $19,045 (53 grads) | 296 |
| Arkansas State University-Newport Newport | Associate's degree | $6,250 | $19,045 (35 grads) | 57 |
| National Park College Hot Springs | Associate's degree | $11,500 | $18,771 (62 grads) | 98 |
| University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (19 grads) | 127 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro | Associate's degree | — | $17,477 (34 grads) | 574 |
| Shorter College N Little Rock | Associate's degree | $24,813 | $16,169 (15 grads) | 16 |
| Ozarka College Melbourne | Associate's degree | — | $13,702 (13 grads) | 32 |
| Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 66 |
| National Park College Hot Springs | Undergraduate certificate | $14,856 | not published | 58 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville | Undergraduate certificate | $8,500 | not published | 227 |
| South Arkansas College El Dorado | Associate's degree | $13,602 | not published | 38 |
| Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | $10,837 | not published | 24 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock | Undergraduate certificate | $13,999 | not published | 182 |
| Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 111 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 73 |
| Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Arkansas State University-Newport Newport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 96 |
| Black River Technical College Pocahontas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 278 |
| Central Baptist College Conway | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Champion Christian College Hot Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 107 |
| Crowley's Ridge College Paragould | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Ecclesia College Springdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| John Brown University Siloam Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| North Arkansas College Harrison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Ozarka College Melbourne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 58 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| South Arkansas College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 84 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 279 |
| Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 105 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 66 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 196 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 132 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College Forrest City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 88 |
| University of Central Arkansas Conway | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.