Liberal Arts General Studies at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from FAU.

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.

FAU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

FAU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how FAU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at FAU 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 Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	331

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in liberal arts from FAU. This is the #151 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FAU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at FAU is $27,739. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU 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 FAU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

FAU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	116
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

FAU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from FAU. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	51
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FAU 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Professors	16,250	$61,440

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.