Liberal Arts General Studies at Grand Valley State University

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

GVSU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at GVSU 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	78

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI

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
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