Liberal Arts General Studies at Grand Valley State University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from GVSU.

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.

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $36,374. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 78 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from GVSU in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 78% 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	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GVSU 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 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
• Image Credit: By Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.