Liberal Arts General Studies at Buena Vista University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at Buena Vista University stacks up to those at other schools.

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and approximately 1,863 students attend the school each year. Of the 399 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in 2021, 4 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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.

BVU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at BVU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, BVU does offer online courses in liberal arts for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

BVU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at BVU 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 BVU 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
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	483
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	612
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,761
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,795

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at BVU

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

BVU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from BVU. About 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at BVU since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

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

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

BVU 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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300

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 Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.