Which Utah liberal arts and general studies program has the lowest debt?

Snow College reports the lowest median federal debt, $6,521, with first-year pay of $21,687.

How much do liberal arts and general studies graduates earn in Utah?

The median across 7 Utah liberal arts and general studies associate's programs is $28,089 in the first year after graduating and $45,116 five years after.

Liberal Arts and General Studies (Associate's) Programs in Utah, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many liberal arts and general studies associate's programs are in Utah?

7 Utah programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

7 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Associate's in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Utah liberal arts and general studies associate's program pays its graduates $28,089 in their first year, $950 more than the national median. Salt Lake Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($35,804), and Snow College the lowest median debt ($6,521).

Median first-year pay$28,089National $27,139

Median pay after 5 years$45,116National $40,284

Median federal debt$9,000National $10,864

Debt-to-earnings36%National 38%

All 7 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City · public	$35,804	$50,966	$8,000	22%
2	Weber StateOgden · public	$34,165	$53,813	$13,054	38%
3	Utah StateLogan · public	$28,782	$40,707	$11,000	38%
4	Utah Valley UniversityOrem · public	$28,089	$45,116	$10,000	36%
5	Utah Tech UniversitySaint George · public	$26,493	$38,181	$8,434	32%
6	Southern Utah UniversityCedar City · public	$24,258	$48,508	$9,000	37%
7	Snow CollegeEphraim · public	$21,687	$36,944	$6,521	30%

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Common questions

Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City reports the highest median first-year pay, $35,804. Its median federal debt is $8,000.

Liberal Arts and General Studies (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked728 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 Utah rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the liberal arts and general studies associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024