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Liberal Arts General Studies at Southeast New Mexico College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Southeast New Mexico College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southeast New Mexico College sits in Carlsbad, NM.

During the most recent reporting year, 41 liberal arts general studies graduations were recorded at Southeast New Mexico College.

Online Class Availability at Southeast New Mexico College

Distance learning is available at Southeast New Mexico College. Among 1,431 students, 224 (16%) studied exclusively online and 356 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Southeast New Mexico College

These rankings give you a sense of how Southeast New Mexico College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Mexico	#9 of 23
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#46 of 169
Best Value	Nationwide	#457 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Southeast New Mexico College

Graduates of Southeast New Mexico College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$25,370
2 years	$23,005
3 years	$23,805
4 years	$29,235
5 years	$32,811

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Southeast New Mexico College take home a median $29,235, compared with $38,989 for all Southeast New Mexico College graduates — about 25% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Southeast New Mexico College stands at $10,497.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Southeast New Mexico College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Southeast New Mexico College are 76% women (31) and 24% men (10).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Southeast New Mexico College

Among the 41 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Southeast New Mexico College, 76% were women (31) and 24% were men (10).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	21
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	10

Minority students account for 51% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Southeast New Mexico College, above 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 Southeast New Mexico College

The Liberal Arts General Studies program at Southeast New Mexico College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Studies	41

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Liberal Arts General Studies program at Southeast New Mexico College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying 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.