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Liberal Arts General Studies at Kirkwood Community College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, take a look at what Kirkwood Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Kirkwood Community College sits in Cedar Rapids, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 600 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Kirkwood Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Kirkwood Community College

Online coursework is an option at Kirkwood Community College. Of 12,763 students, 2,770 (22%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,897 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Kirkwood Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Kirkwood Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Iowa	#4 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#7 of 24
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#26 of 144
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#49 of 142
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#400 of 1,453
Best Value	Nationwide	#565 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Kirkwood Community College

Students who complete Kirkwood Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$24,390
2 years	$26,353
3 years	$30,804
4 years	$37,417
5 years	$43,552

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Kirkwood Community College earn a median of $37,417, compared with $43,199 for all Kirkwood Community College graduates — about 13% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Kirkwood Community College comes in at $11,938.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Kirkwood Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Kirkwood Community College are 59% women (355) and 41% men (245).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Kirkwood Community College

Among the 600 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Kirkwood Community College, 59% were women (355) and 41% were men (245).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	471
Hispanic / Latino	36
Black / African American	39
Asian	7
American Indian / Alaska Native	3
Two or More Races	15
International (Nonresident)	7
Unknown	22

Minority students account for 17% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Kirkwood Community 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 Kirkwood Community College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Kirkwood Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	600

Top-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Liberal Arts General Studies program at Kirkwood Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, 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.