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Liberal Arts General Studies at Mesa Community College

If you are interested in studying Liberal Arts General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Mesa Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, AZ.

During the most recent reporting year, 477 liberal arts general studies degrees were granted at Mesa Community College.

Online Class Availability at Mesa Community College

Many students take online classes at Mesa Community College. Of 17,077 students, 4,620 (27%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,003 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Mesa Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#9 of 22
Best Value	Arizona	#17 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#33 of 165
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#111 of 169
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#286 of 1,453
Best Value	Nationwide	#923 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Mesa Community College

Students who complete Mesa Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$32,707
2 years	$33,565
3 years	$37,094
4 years	$43,433
5 years	$49,609

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Mesa Community College take home a median $43,433, compared with $46,504 for all Mesa Community College graduates — about 7% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Mesa Community College is $10,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Mesa Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Mesa Community College are 61% women (292) and 39% men (185).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Mesa Community College

Of the 477 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Mesa Community College, 61% were women (292) and 39% were men (185).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	221
Hispanic / Latino	132
Black / African American	29
Asian	18
American Indian / Alaska Native	22
Two or More Races	40
International (Nonresident)	4
Unknown	11

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Mesa Community College, higher 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 Mesa Community College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Mesa Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	420
General Studies	54
Humanities	2
Individualized Studies	1

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts General Studies program at Mesa Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid 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.