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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Governors State University

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Governors State University

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts / sciences and humanities school? To help you decide if Governors State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts / sciences and humanities program.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650. In 2021, 120 liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors received their bachelor's degree from GSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

GSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

GSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts / sciences and humanities progam at GSU 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 / sciences and humanities major at GSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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 Focused Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools 65
Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools 96
Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools 151
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Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools 810
Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools 826

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at GSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Governors State University.

GSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 120 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from GSU in 2021, 23% were men and 78% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 51
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

GSU also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences and humanities major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Governors State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies 120

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Professors 3,040 $66,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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