General Studies at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and approximately 7,368 students attend the school each year.

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

Northern Michigan University General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in General Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Michigan University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Northern Michigan University does offer online courses in general studies for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Northern Michigan University General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general studies majors at Northern Michigan University.

Northern Michigan University General Studies Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at Northern Michigan University are white. Around 88% 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 Michigan University with a associate's in general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	94
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 MI, the home state for Northern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.