Liberal Arts General Studies at Athens State University

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Athens State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and approximately 2,867 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 55 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Athens State University.

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.

Athens State University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Athens State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Athens State University offers distance education options for liberal arts at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Athens State University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Athens State University 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 Athens State University 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
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
	216
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	327
	660
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,116
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,134

Earnings of Athens State University Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Athens State University is $32,066. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Athens State University

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

Athens State University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Athens State University. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Athens State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Athens State University 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 AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Professors	3,180	$36,330

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 Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.