Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Kentucky
30 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 18 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $30,228 at Jefferson Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Kentucky earn a median of $67,690 a year across 4,120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $30,228 (129 grads) | 769 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $27,204 (27 grads) | 45 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Associate's degree | $9,723 | $25,865 (244 grads) | 870 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Associate's degree | $10,879 | $23,456 (51 grads) | 189 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Associate's degree | $8,603 | $23,003 (90 grads) | 308 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Associate's degree | $7,620 | $22,786 (79 grads) | 262 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | $11,675 | $22,378 (56 grads) | 252 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | $8,811 | $22,329 (108 grads) | 510 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Associate's degree | $6,925 | $22,034 (97 grads) | 336 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | $9,126 | $21,508 (24 grads) | 116 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Associate's degree | $6,999 | $21,166 (102 grads) | 250 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Associate's degree | $7,825 | $20,921 (31 grads) | 173 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Associate's degree | $8,986 | $20,140 (56 grads) | 170 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Associate's degree | $15,303 | $19,749 (36 grads) | 40 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Associate's degree | $11,992 | $19,592 (96 grads) | 317 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Associate's degree | $7,500 | $18,467 (81 grads) | 191 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Associate's degree | $7,618 | $18,315 (104 grads) | 202 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $17,824 (78 grads) | 148 |
| Morehead State University Morehead | Associate's degree | $19,979 | not published | 33 |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights | Associate's degree | $18,625 | not published | 15 |
| Asbury University Wilmore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Brescia University Owensboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Murray State University Murray | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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.