Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Husson University

Husson's Liberal Arts program lands right at the median for Maine earnings—$36,809—though you're working with a small sample size here that makes these numbers less reliable. What stands out is the debt load: at $31,000, it's $6,000 above the state median and $4,000 above national typical debt for this major, pushing this into the 83rd percentile for debt nationally (meaning only 17% of similar programs saddle students with more).

The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.84 isn't catastrophic—your child would owe less than one year's salary—but it's higher than you'd want given that liberal arts graduates often need time to find their footing career-wise. Maine's liberal arts programs generally run leaner on debt, with several state universities offering this degree for $6,000-8,000 less in loans while delivering comparable or better early earnings. The admission rate of 86% and modest SAT scores suggest this is an accessible option, but accessibility shouldn't mean accepting significantly higher debt for middle-of-the-pack outcomes.

If your child is set on Husson specifically, push hard on minimizing loans—the program itself performs reasonably, but the debt could become a burden. If they're open to alternatives, the University of Maine system schools offer better value propositions in this major. With a small sample, one graduating class could swing these numbers dramatically either direction.