Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Virginia
57 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 24 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,296 at Northern Virginia Community College.
What this work pays in Virginia
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $84,060 a year across 1,580 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | $10,850 | $41,296 (463 grads) | 1,392 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $26,585 (53 grads) | 620 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Associate's degree | $5,749 | $26,187 (48 grads) | 83 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Associate's degree | $8,938 | $24,730 (106 grads) | 196 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $24,562 (147 grads) | 813 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (24 grads) | 68 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | $9,297 | $23,768 (184 grads) | 445 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Associate's degree | $7,650 | $22,485 (150 grads) | 234 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | $9,799 | $22,329 (15 grads) | 23 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $21,508 (66 grads) | 271 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | $10,949 | $21,052 (17 grads) | 13 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (11 grads) | 110 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (11 grads) | 241 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville | Associate's degree | $6,815 | $19,719 (59 grads) | 242 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Associate's degree | $10,000 | $18,771 (66 grads) | 315 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Associate's degree | $6,400 | $18,185 (43 grads) | 75 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | $9,799 | $17,444 (43 grads) | 99 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Associate's degree | — | $17,425 (41 grads) | 126 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Associate's degree | — | $16,598 (110 grads) | 328 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Associate's degree | — | $16,478 (69 grads) | 237 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Associate's degree | — | $16,345 (32 grads) | 181 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Associate's degree | — | $15,964 (43 grads) | 119 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Associate's degree | $8,587 | $15,552 (69 grads) | 135 |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa | Associate's degree | — | $15,182 (18 grads) | 38 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Undergraduate certificate | $7,250 | not published | 247 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Undergraduate certificate | $9,000 | not published | 229 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 317 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | $8,000 | not published | 660 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | $10,750 | not published | 2,353 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville | Undergraduate certificate | $7,000 | not published | 341 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Associate's degree | — | not published | 207 |
| Richard Bland College South Prince George | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 8 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $9,805 | not published | 55 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | $9,250 | not published | 151 |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg | Associate's degree | $22,000 | not published | 0 |
| Averett University Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Bluefield University Bluefield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 112 |
| Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Ferrum College Ferrum | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Hampton University Hampton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 145 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 91 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 52 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 215 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 269 |
| Regent University Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 159 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| University of Management and Technology Arlington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 164 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 39 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
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.
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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.