Liberal Arts General Studies at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year.

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.

NSU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

NSU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at NSU 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at NSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

NSU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at NSU are white. Around 53% 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	77
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	131
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

NSU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at NSU 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	82
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Studies	324
Liberal Arts	26

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.