General Studies at Ferris State University

What traits are you looking for in a general studies school? To help you decide if Ferris State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general studies program.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in General Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies

Ferris General Studies Rankings

The general studies major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

General Studies Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Ferris may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

Ferris does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general studies graduates 11% 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 general studies.

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

Ferris General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical general studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general studies 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Individualized Studies

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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.