Liberal Arts General Studies at Columbia International University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at Columbia International University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CIU is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,098. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from CIU.

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.

CIU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

CIU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

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 CIU 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
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,128
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,259
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,260

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at CIU

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

CIU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at CIU are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia International University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CIU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at CIU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia International University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CIU 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 SC, the home state for Columbia International University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.