Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Alcorn State University

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

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 76 liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors received their bachelor's degree from Alcorn State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

Alcorn State Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Alcorn State Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts / sciences and humanities major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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 & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools	34
Most Focused Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
	423
Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools	1,135
	1,142

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from Alcorn State. This makes it the #77 most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at Alcorn State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Alcorn State University.

Alcorn State Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors earned their bachelor's degree from Alcorn State. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Alcorn State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from Alcorn State in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts / sciences and humanities each year. Alcorn State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the liberal arts / sciences and humanities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

The following liberal arts / sciences and humanities concentations are available at Alcorn State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies	82

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS

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 Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.