Liberal Arts General Studies at California State University - Monterey Bay

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 California State University - Monterey Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and approximately 7,409 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,805 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Monterey Bay in 2021, 227 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.

CSUMB Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

CSUMB Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at CSUMB 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 CSUMB 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	817

Earnings of CSUMB Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUMB is $29,259. 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 CSUMB

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

CSUMB Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 227 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUMB, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 California State University - Monterey Bay with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	108
White	75
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

CSUMB 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Monterey Bay.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA

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 DirectorG at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.