Liberal Arts General Studies at Mercyhurst University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at Mercyhurst University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 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.

Mercyhurst Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Mercyhurst Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at Mercyhurst are white. Around 100% 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 Mercyhurst University with a associate'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

Mercyhurst Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% 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 Mercyhurst since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

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

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercyhurst University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	16

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 PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.