General Studies at Des Moines Area Community College

If you are interested in studying general studies, you may want to check out the program at Des Moines Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

DMACC General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Studies

DMACC General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general studies majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC General Studies Associate’s Program

72% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at DMACC are white. Around 77% 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 Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	89
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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