Liberal Arts General Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University

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

IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and approximately 3,108 students attend the school each year. Of the 704 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2021, 34 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.

IWU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

IWU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how IWU 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 IWU 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
	56
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	362
	462
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,239

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from IWU Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at IWU is $33,090. 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 IWU

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

IWU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at IWU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at IWU are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana Wesleyan 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IWU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from IWU. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at IWU 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 Indiana Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IWU 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 Wesleyan University.

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 Manutdglory under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.