Liberal Arts General Studies at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,364. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Fordham U.

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.

Fordham U Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Fordham U Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Fordham U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Fordham U 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
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,446

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Fordham U. This makes it the #107 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

The liberal arts program at Fordham U awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Fordham U 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 Fordham University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fordham U Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

The liberal arts program at Fordham U awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Fordham U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from Fordham U, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Fordham U 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 NY, the home state for Fordham University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.