Liberal Arts General Studies at William Rainey Harper College

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if William Rainey Harper College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.

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.

Harper College Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Arts (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Harper College

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Harper College offers distance education options for liberal arts at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Harper College Liberal Arts General Studies 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Harper College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at William Rainey Harper College.

Harper College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Harper College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at Harper College are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	114
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	275
White	563
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.