Liberal Arts General Studies at California State University - Sacramento

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 - Sacramento stacks up to those at other schools.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In 2021, 191 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Sac State Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how Sac State performed in these rankings.

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 Sac State 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	240
	396
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	622

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Sac State. This makes it the #107 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Sac State Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $23,971. 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 Sac State

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

Sac State Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	66
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Sac State Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in liberal arts from Sac State in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Sac State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Sac State 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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.