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Liberal Arts at New York University

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts section at the bottom of this page.

NYU Liberal Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies
Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies
Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Online Classes Are Available at NYU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NYU does offer online courses in liberal studies for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

NYU Liberal Arts Rankings

The liberal studies major at NYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts. 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 Studies Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal studies majors at New York University.

NYU Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

50% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal studies only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at NYU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

NYU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal studies graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a associate's in liberal studies.

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

NYU Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of liberal studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a bachelor's in liberal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	216
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

NYU Liberal Arts Master’s Program

78% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of liberal studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in liberal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	21
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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
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