Liberal Arts General Studies at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Georgetown.

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.

Georgetown Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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	6
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	11
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	83
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,744

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Georgetown. This makes it the #35 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in liberal arts, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Georgetown Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgetown is $74,919. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 132% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Georgetown in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Georgetown Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in liberal arts from Georgetown in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 6 students 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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.