Liberal Arts General Studies at McNeese State University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at McNeese State University stacks up to those at other schools.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284. Of the 1,104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from McNeese State University in 2021, 137 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.

McNeese Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

McNeese does offer online education options in liberal arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

McNeese Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at McNeese 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 McNeese 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
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	193
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	265
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	291
	505
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	843

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from McNeese Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at McNeese is $26,654. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at McNeese may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at McNeese are white. Around 76% 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 McNeese State University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

McNeese Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 137 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from McNeese, about 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at McNeese since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	89
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

McNeese 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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.