Liberal Arts General Studies at Joliet Junior College

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at Joliet Junior College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Joliet Junior College is located in Joliet, Illinois and approximately 10,267 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.

Joliet Junior College Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Joliet Junior College Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Joliet Junior College

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

Joliet Junior College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Joliet Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at Joliet Junior College are white. Around 57% 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 Joliet Junior College with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	431
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

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 IL, the home state for Joliet Junior College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.