Liberal Arts General Studies at Murray State University

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

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a total student population of 9,449.

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.

Murray State Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Murray State Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Murray 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Murray State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at Murray State are white. Around 77% 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 Murray State University with a associate's in liberal arts.

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

Murray State Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Murray State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	61
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Murray State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Studies	96
Liberal Arts	19

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Professors	890	$50,500

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.