Liberal Arts General Studies at Maharishi International University

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

MIU is located in Fairfield, Iowa and approximately 2,015 students attend the school each year. Of the 134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Maharishi International University in 2021, 21 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.

MIU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

MIU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at MIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at MIU 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
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,331
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,378

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at MIU

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

MIU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MIU, about 24% were men and 76% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at MIU 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 Maharishi International University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MIU 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 IA, the home state for Maharishi International University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300

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 Wiki User: Keithbob under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.