How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $16,767.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 8% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities associate's degree at Henry Ford College

Q: How much do Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities associate's degree graduates from Henry Ford College earn?

The reported median is $40,696 four years after completion.

Dearborn, MI · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to similar programs.

$3,429 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 41.2% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not reached
Modeled 10-year payoff: −147% · Negative payoff
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+26%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$27,790 → $35,098

75Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

126Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

164Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

228Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

2,993Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

384Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

2,215Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

595Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

11.1%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 320 non-completers

146Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$32,989Informational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$40,696$7,707 above the preliminary benchmark

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$660

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$16,767

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$40,696

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$178/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$660Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$11,784Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE17.2%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$27,790Year 1

$40,696Year 4

$35,098Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

5.2% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,391

Estimated loan payment$178

228borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$40,696 vs. $44,125

$3,429 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$70,550 median wageMI estimate · 2,660 jobs · 25-1199$61,500–$85,040 middle 50% of MI wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 12,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Warren, MI

Macomb Community College

$9,713 higher earnings · $8,517 less debt

Earnings: $50,409
Debt: $8,250
Annual net price: $1,618

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Monroe, MI

Monroe County Community College

$7,349 higher earnings · $4,279 less debt

Earnings: $48,045
Debt: $12,488
Annual net price: $4,586

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Port Huron, MI

St Clair County Community College

$6,847 higher earnings · $4,570 less debt

Earnings: $47,543
Debt: $12,197
Annual net price: $5,571

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Benton Harbor, MI

Lake Michigan College

$6,099 higher earnings · $3,767 less debt

Earnings: $46,795
Debt: $13,000
Annual net price: $6,680

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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

164 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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