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General Studies at Columbia College

If you plan to study General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia College sits in Columbia, MO.

During the most recent reporting year, 411 general studies graduations were recorded at Columbia College.

Online Class Availability at Columbia College

Distance learning is available at Columbia College. Of 5,689 students, 4,019 (71%) studied exclusively online and 695 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Studies graduates at Columbia College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Studies graduates at Columbia College are 45% women (183) and 55% men (228).

General Studies Associate’s Program at Columbia College

Of the 249 associate’s general studies graduates at Columbia College, 45% were women (111) and 55% were men (138).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	115
Hispanic / Latino	37
Black / African American	61
Asian	6
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3
Two or More Races	19
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Columbia College, above the national average of 50%.*

General Studies Bachelor’s Program at Columbia College

Among the 162 bachelor’s general studies degrees awarded at Columbia College, 44% were women (72) and 56% were men (90).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	93
Hispanic / Latino	19
Black / African American	33
Asian	3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	12
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of General Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College, higher than the national average of 40%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for General Studies Graduates

Those who complete General Studies program at Columbia College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for 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.