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Liberal Arts General Studies at Illinois Central College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Illinois Central College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois Central College sits in East Peoria, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 2,272 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Illinois Central College.

Studying Online at Illinois Central College

Many students take online classes at Illinois Central College. Of 7,906 students, 1,570 (20%) studied exclusively online and 2,096 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Illinois Central College

These rankings give you a sense of how Illinois Central College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#14 of 59
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#27 of 213
Best Value	Illinois	#43 of 61
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#93 of 215
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#209 of 1,453
Best Value	Nationwide	#741 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Illinois Central College

Those who finish Illinois Central College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$17,366
2 years	$17,208
3 years	$32,542
4 years	$33,990
5 years	$42,495

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Illinois Central College take home a median $33,990, compared with $35,566 for all Illinois Central College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Illinois Central College stands at $9,656.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Illinois Central College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Illinois Central College are 60% women (1,358) and 40% men (914).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Illinois Central College

Among the 740 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Illinois Central College, 59% were women (440) and 41% were men (300).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	593
Hispanic / Latino	40
Black / African American	41
Asian	9
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	34
International (Nonresident)	22

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Illinois Central 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 Illinois Central College

The Liberal Arts General Studies program at Illinois Central College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	2,182
General Studies	90

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Liberal Arts General Studies program at Illinois Central College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates, 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.