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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Ferris State University

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,124 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University in 2021, 63 of them were liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors.

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.

Ferris Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

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

Ferris Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs across the country. The following shows how Ferris performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts / sciences and humanities major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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 Focused Liberal Arts & Humanities Basic Certificate Schools 124
Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools 188
Most Focused Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools 418
Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools 494
Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools 972
Most Focused Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools 1,273

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Program

60% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Ferris may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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Ferris does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Ferris Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from Ferris in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Ferris State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies 83

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

A degree in liberal arts / sciences and 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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI

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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