Liberal Arts General Studies at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what California State University - Northridge has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In 2021, 318 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

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.

CSUN Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

CSUN Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at CSUN 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 Master’s Degree Schools	40
	287

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from CSUN. This makes it the #31 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUN Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $29,216. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 318 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from CSUN in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	168
White	72
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

CSUN Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a master's degree in liberal arts from CSUN. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

CSUN 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.