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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Essex County College

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Essex County College

If you plan to study liberal arts / sciences & humanities, take a look at what Essex County College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 students attend the school each year.

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.

Essex Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

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

Essex Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities majors at Essex County College.

Essex Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Program

76% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of liberal arts / sciences & humanities associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts / sciences & humanities graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 59
Hispanic or Latino 58
White 19
International Students 37
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

The following liberal arts / sciences & humanities concentations are available at Essex County College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Essex County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies 143

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

A degree in liberal arts / sciences & 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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Professors 2,670 $73,660

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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