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Liberal Arts General Studies at Lake Land College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, consider the program at Lake Land College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 554 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Lake Land College.

Online & Distance Learning at Lake Land College

Online coursework is an option at Lake Land College. Among 3,960 students, 572 (14%) studied exclusively online and 1,266 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Lake Land College

These rankings give you a sense of how Lake Land College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Illinois	#11 of 61
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#16 of 215
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#46 of 59
Best Value	Nationwide	#101 of 1,495
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#120 of 213
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#801 of 1,453

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Lake Land College

Students who complete Lake Land College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$19,916
2 years	$16,169
3 years	$23,521
4 years	$28,006
5 years	$35,479

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Lake Land College earn a median of $28,006, compared with $31,227 for all Lake Land College graduates — about 10% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Lake Land College stands at $7,346.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Lake Land College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Lake Land College are 58% women (322) and 42% men (232).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Lake Land College

Among the 332 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Lake Land College, 56% were women (185) and 44% were men (147).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	284
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	15
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	12
International (Nonresident)	5
Unknown	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 12% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Lake Land College, lower than 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 Lake Land College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Lake Land College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	554

Top-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Those who complete Liberal Arts General Studies program at Lake Land College go on to a range of careers. Here are 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.