Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Black Hills State University

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

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and approximately 3,608 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors received their bachelor's degree from BHSU.

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.

BHSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at BHSU

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? BHSU offers distance education options for liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

BHSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts / sciences and humanities progam at BHSU 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 / sciences and humanities major at BHSU 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 Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Focused Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	404
Most Focused Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	1,163
Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools	1,310

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at BHSU

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

BHSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at BHSU are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BHSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BHSU, about 53% were men and 47% 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 BHSU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at BHSU 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 Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BHSU 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

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences and humanities major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Black Hills State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies	27

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD

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 Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.