Liberal Arts General Studies at Northeastern Illinois University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at Northeastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Northeastern Illinois University.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Northeastern Illinois University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University 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
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
	495

Earnings of Northeastern Illinois University Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern Illinois University is $34,313. This is 6% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Northeastern Illinois University. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Northeastern Illinois University 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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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 Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.