Liberal Arts General Studies at Highline College

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

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 students attend the school each year.

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.

Highline Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Highline Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Highline may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	106
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	147
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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.