Liberal Arts General Studies at Excelsior 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 Excelsior University stacks up to those at other schools.

Excelsior University is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year.

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 University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Excelsior University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Excelsior University 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 Excelsior University

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

Excelsior University Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Excelsior University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

Excelsior University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	59
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Excelsior University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% 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 Excelsior University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Excelsior University 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 University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	904
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Excelsior University Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from Excelsior University, 100% 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 Excelsior University with a master's in liberal arts.

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

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Excelsior University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	1,877
Humanities	1

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 University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Snowy Brooklyn College under License

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