Liberal Arts General Studies at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. Of the 2,124 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University in 2021, 63 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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.

Ferris Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Ferris Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts 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 major at Ferris 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191
	492
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	580
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	585
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,273

Earnings of Ferris Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferris is $32,578. This is 1% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

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

Ferris does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts 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.

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 General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Ferris. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical liberal arts 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.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts 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.

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. 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 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.