Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. In 2021, 16 liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Cornell Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

The liberal arts / sciences and humanities major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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 / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cornell, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Cornell 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies	16

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.