Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Washington
42 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 25 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,060 at Northwest Indian College.
What this work pays in Washington
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Washington earn a median of $78,940 a year across 470 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Indian College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (12 grads) | 59 |
| Bellevue College Bellevue | Associate's degree | $10,354 | $32,213 (79 grads) | 1,255 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Associate's degree | $5,563 | $30,870 (108 grads) | 663 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | $13,931 | $30,635 (105 grads) | 475 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (17 grads) | 21 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Associate's degree | $6,615 | $28,960 (103 grads) | 509 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Associate's degree | $8,733 | $28,236 (34 grads) | 353 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $28,055 (24 grads) | 395 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Associate's degree | $11,466 | $27,474 (55 grads) | 220 |
| Cascadia College Bothell | Associate's degree | — | $25,580 (24 grads) | 309 |
| Pierce College District Lakewood | Associate's degree | $10,217 | $25,405 (113 grads) | 1,204 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Associate's degree | $9,726 | $24,649 (121 grads) | 484 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Associate's degree | $10,975 | $24,615 (123 grads) | 624 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Associate's degree | $7,667 | $23,340 (43 grads) | 277 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | $9,225 | $23,262 (77 grads) | 324 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $23,014 (35 grads) | 162 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Associate's degree | $9,834 | $22,572 (74 grads) | 730 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Associate's degree | $9,366 | $22,534 (167 grads) | 842 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Associate's degree | $10,998 | $22,455 (66 grads) | 686 |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake | Associate's degree | $7,213 | $21,964 (66 grads) | 321 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Associate's degree | $9,618 | $21,964 (62 grads) | 196 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Associate's degree | — | $21,660 (120 grads) | 879 |
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Associate's degree | $7,250 | $21,508 (38 grads) | 413 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Associate's degree | $8,575 | $21,403 (78 grads) | 427 |
| Spokane Falls Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | $10,732 | $20,748 (121 grads) | 677 |
| Centralia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 249 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 226 |
| Northwest University Kirkland | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 2 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 16 |
| South Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 205 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Associate's degree | $7,220 | not published | 505 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| City University of Seattle Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Green River College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 757 |
| Heritage University Toppenish | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Walla Walla University College Place | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Walla Walla University College Place | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Washington State University Pullman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
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.