Is a liberal arts and general studies degree from Seminole State College worth it?

On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 32% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 38%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Oklahoma programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.

Seminole State College Liberal Arts and General Studies (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: How much debt do Seminole State College liberal arts and general studies graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $8,610, which ranks 2nd lowest of 9 liberal arts and general studies associate's programs in Oklahoma. That works out to about $91 a month over 10 years.

Q: Do Seminole State College liberal arts and general studies graduates stay in Oklahoma?

Most do. 87% (20 of 23) were working in Oklahoma one year after graduating.

Associate's in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Public college
Seminole, OK
About 66 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Seminole State College liberal arts and general studies graduates earn about what liberal arts and general studies graduates earn nationally, $26,814 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $8,610 in federal loans, close to the national median of $10,864. Several Oklahoma programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$26,81448th percentile of 728 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$30,47414% more than year one

Median federal debt$8,6102nd lowest of 9 Oklahoma programs

Debt-to-earnings32%Oklahoma median 35%, national 38%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Oklahoma and national columns are the medians across all liberal arts and general studies associate's programs that report the figure.

	Seminole State College	Oklahoma	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$26,814	$26,814	$27,139
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$30,474	$42,128	$40,284
Median federal debt at graduation	$8,610	$12,000	$10,864
Debt as share of first-year pay	32%	35%	38%
Programs compared		9	728

Five years out, Seminole State College graduates earn less than the national figure and about $11,654 less than the Oklahoma median. Several Oklahoma programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.

Debt and first-year pay at every Oklahoma liberal arts and general studies program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oklahoma medians.

Seminole State CollegeOther Oklahoma programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 14% between the first and fifth year.

Seminole State College grads, year 1$26,814

Seminole State College grads, year 5$30,474

All Oklahoma liberal arts and general studies grads, year 5$42,128

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $91 a month, or 4.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

87% of graduates (20 of 23) were working in Oklahoma one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of Oklahoma outside metro areas are about 16% below the national average, so a $26,814 salary here buys what about $32,083 buys in a typical US city.

About Seminole State College

In-state tuition and fees	$5,460 / year
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$11,790 / year
Average net price after aid	$14,628 / year
Graduation rate (within 1.5 times the normal program length)	40%
Undergraduate students	1,086

Liberal Arts and General Studies is the only associate's program at Seminole State College that reports first-year earnings.

Other liberal arts and general studies associate's programs near Seminole

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Seminole State CollegeSeminole, OK · public		$26,814	$8,610
Rose State CollegeMidwest City, OK · public	42 mi	$26,364	$12,000
Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, OK · public	50 mi	$34,626	$12,000

Common questions

The median graduate earns $26,814 one year after graduating and $30,474 five years after. The median across liberal arts and general studies associate's programs in Oklahoma is $26,814.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Oklahoma comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the liberal arts and general studies program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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