Liberal Arts General Studies at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. Of the 1,618 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in 2021, 32 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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.

Harvard Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in liberal arts for the following degree levels:

Harvard Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Harvard 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Harvard. This is the #151 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Harvard Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Harvard. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Harvard 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Harvard 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA

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 Elisa.rolle under License

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