Liberal Arts General Studies at Bentley University

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

Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,177 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Bentley.

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.

Bentley Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Bentley Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Bentley 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
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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	826
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,102

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Bentley Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bentley is $62,629. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 94% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Bentley

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

Bentley Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

The liberal arts program at Bentley awarded 120 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Bentley 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 Bentley University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	67
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Bentley 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 MA, the home state for Bentley University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA

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 Rob1646 under License

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