Liberal Arts General Studies at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. Of the 13,988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 307 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.

FIU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

FIU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at FIU 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.

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

Earnings of FIU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $29,015. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at FIU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

FIU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	107
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

FIU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 307 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	199
White	23
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

FIU 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 International 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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.