Liberal Arts General Studies at Marshall University

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 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.

Marshall University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Liberal Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Marshall University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Marshall University 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Marshall University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	128
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Marshall University Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from Marshall University, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marshall University with a master's in liberal arts.

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

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

The following liberal arts concentations are available at Marshall University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marshall University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Studies	183
Humanities	6

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Professors	120	$67,490

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 Beyond My Ken under License

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