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Liberal Arts General Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Liberal Arts General Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Missouri State University - Springfield has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 105 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Missouri State.

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.

Missouri State Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Missouri State Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Missouri State 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 Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 114
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 414
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 761

Earnings of Missouri State Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri State is $28,963. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Missouri State. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Missouri State 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 Missouri State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 77
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Missouri State 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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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