Liberal Arts at Des Moines Area Community College

Every liberal arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal studies program at Des Moines Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and approximately 23,051 students attend the school each year.

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

DMACC Liberal Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies

DMACC Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at DMACC

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

DMACC Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal studies only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at DMACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies at DMACC are white. Around 72% 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 liberal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	588
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	98

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Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal 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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