You Won't Believe The Starting Salaries For 2012 Liberal Arts Grads

David Schepp
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Top-Paying Liberal Arts Majors
Top-Paying Liberal Arts Majors

With all the press given to the astronomical wages that computer science or engineering grads can earn, you might think that a liberal arts degree is, well, fairly worthless in the job market. Not so. A new report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers finds that three liberal arts majors had average starting salaries that topped $40,000 in 2012. They are:

  • Liberal arts and sciences/general studies, $43,100

  • History, $41,900

  • Literature/letters, $40,200

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