Liberal Arts General Studies at Central Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Central Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

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.

CWU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

CWU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at CWU 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at CWU 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts 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 Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	6

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.