General Studies at Illinois State University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general studies program at Illinois State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois State General Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies

Illinois State General Studies Rankings

The general studies major at Illinois State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

General Studies Student Demographics at Illinois State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general studies majors at Illinois State University.

Illinois State General Studies Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of general studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical general studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general studies at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Liberal Arts

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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 Illinois State University.

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
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