Liberal Arts General Studies at Northern Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at Northern Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. Of the 2,289 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2021, 103 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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.

NKU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

NKU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at NKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at NKU 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
	600
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	862

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from NKU. This makes it the #59 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NKU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $30,646. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at NKU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at NKU are white. Around 73% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NKU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 103 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from NKU in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

NKU Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

The liberal arts program at NKU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NKU 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky 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
• Image Credit: By Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.