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Liberal Arts General Studies at Great Basin College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, consider the program at Great Basin College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Great Basin College is located in Elko, NV.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 108 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Great Basin College.

Studying Online at Great Basin College

Online coursework is an option at Great Basin College. Among 3,320 students, 3,039 (92%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 223 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Great Basin College

Use these rankings to compare Great Basin College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Nevada	#3 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Nevada	#5 of 5
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#102 of 230
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#191 of 229
Best Value	Nationwide	#539 of 1,495
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1033 of 1,453

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Great Basin College

Students who complete Great Basin College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,188
2 years	$28,598
4 years	$39,904

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Great Basin College earn a median of $39,904, compared with $58,838 for all Great Basin College graduates — about 32% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Great Basin College is $12,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Great Basin College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Great Basin College are 80% women (86) and 20% men (22).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Great Basin College

Of the 93 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Great Basin College, 78% were women (73) and 22% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Great Basin College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	61
Hispanic / Latino	20
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Great Basin College, below the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at Great Basin College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Great Basin College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	78
General Studies	30

Top-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts General Studies program at Great Basin College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.