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Liberal Arts General Studies at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,621 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Excelsior College.

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.

Excelsior College Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in liberal arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Excelsior College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Excelsior College 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
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 3
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools 4
7
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 187
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools 1,034

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Excelsior College. This makes it the #52 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Excelsior College Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Excelsior College is $45,508. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

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Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Excelsior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Excelsior College.

Excelsior College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

32% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Excelsior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 33% more women than average.

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Excelsior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 57
Hispanic or Latino 51
White 119
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Excelsior College Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 1,621 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Excelsior College in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Excelsior College since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 105
Hispanic or Latino 155
White 1,254
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 78

Excelsior College Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

44% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in liberal arts from Excelsior College. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Excelsior College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Excelsior College 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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Professors 6,440 $112,000

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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