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Liberal Arts General Studies at College of Lake County

If you are interested in studying Liberal Arts General Studies, take a look at what College of Lake County. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of Lake County is located in Grayslake, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 1,596 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at College of Lake County.

Online Class Availability at College of Lake County

Distance learning is available at College of Lake County. Among 12,530 students, 2,542 (20%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,416 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at College of Lake County

Rankings can help you compare College of Lake County’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#6 of 59
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#14 of 213
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#23 of 215
Best Value	Illinois	#23 of 61
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#119 of 1,453
Best Value	Nationwide	#131 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from College of Lake County

Students who complete College of Lake County’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$27,907
2 years	$22,116
3 years	$31,282
4 years	$40,064
5 years	$48,288

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from College of Lake County earn a median of $40,064, compared with $39,689 for all College of Lake County graduates — about 1% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from College of Lake County comes in at $6,687.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at College of Lake County, by degree type.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at College of Lake County are 62% women (982) and 38% men (614).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at College of Lake County

Among the 766 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at College of Lake County, 62% were women (475) and 38% were men (291).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at College of Lake County.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	313
Hispanic / Latino	313
Black / African American	36
Asian	45
Two or More Races	24
International (Nonresident)	4
Unknown	31

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at College of Lake County, above the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at College of Lake County

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at College of Lake County breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	1,587
General Studies	9

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts General Studies program at College of Lake County work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.