Liberal Arts General Studies at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from IU Northwest.

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.

IU Northwest Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

IU Northwest Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how IU Northwest performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at IU Northwest 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	39
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	47
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	66
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	783
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,109
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,374
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,374

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from IU Northwest. This makes it the #90 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of IU Northwest Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Northwest is $33,208. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from IU Northwest in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IU Northwest Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

The liberal arts program at IU Northwest awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. IU Northwest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IU Northwest 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.