Liberal Arts General Studies at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465.

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.

Eastern Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Eastern Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Eastern 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Eastern may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at Eastern are white. Around 88% 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	139
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Studies	205

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Professors	890	$50,500

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 Alpha 40475 under License

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