Liberal Arts General Studies at Georgia Southern University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at Georgia Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 199 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from GaSou.

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.

GaSou Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GaSou does offer online courses in liberal arts for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

GaSou Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

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 GaSou 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 Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,320

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from GaSou Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $30,292. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GaSou Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 199 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from GaSou. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	117
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

GaSou 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.