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About Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

For all the 345,146 degrees granted in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies per year, the majority of them are Associates degree. Out of the 72,827 students earning degrees at the Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years level across the US, 62% percent identify as women and 38% percent identify as men. Though students at schools all over the country study Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, California has the most graduates. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies is $38,700.

Popularity of Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Student Demographics

Total Students
72,827
Female Students
45,400 (62%)
Male Students
27,427 (37%)
Hispanic or Latino (32,010, 44%)
White (22,076, 30%)
Asian (8,031, 11%)
Black or African American (3,723, 5%)
Two or more races (3,126, 4%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (1,866, 3%)
U.S. Nonresident (1,385, 2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (441, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (169, <1%)

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