Liberal Arts General Studies at Adams State University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at Adams State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and approximately 3,164 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Adams State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Adams State Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Adams State Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Adams State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Adams State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	113
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	258
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	387
	461
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	557
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	582
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	703
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	783

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Adams State. This is the #138 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Adams State Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Adams State is $33,120. This is 3% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Adams State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Adams State University.

Adams State Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Adams State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

Adams State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	98
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Adams State Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Adams State. About 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Adams State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Adams State Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Adams State.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a master's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Adams State also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Professors	410	$63,920

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Rael under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.