Liberal Arts General Studies at Alcorn State University

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Alcorn State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,230.

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.

Alcorn State Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Alcorn State Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Alcorn 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Alcorn State since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Alcorn State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Studies	43
Liberal Arts	39

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 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

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