Liberal Arts General Studies at East Tennessee State University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at East Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,713. In 2021, 98 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from ETSU.

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.

ETSU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

ETSU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how ETSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at ETSU 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 Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
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In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from ETSU. This makes it the #59 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ETSU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $26,312. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at ETSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at East Tennessee State University.

ETSU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 98 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from ETSU in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	71
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

ETSU Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from ETSU in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. ETSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from ETSU, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Tennessee State University with a master's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ETSU 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.