Liberal Arts General Studies at Mount Saint Mary’s University

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

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 2,745. In 2021, 16 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from MSMU.

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.

MSMU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

MSMU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at MSMU 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 MSMU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	81
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	411
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,261

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from MSMU. This makes it the #81 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

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

MSMU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

MSMU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from MSMU. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSMU Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. MSMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from MSMU, 60% 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 Mount Saint Mary's University with a master's in liberal arts.

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

MSMU 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 CA, the home state for Mount Saint Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA

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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.