General Studies at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Every 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 general studies 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 General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

NSU General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in General Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NSU offers distance education options for general studies at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU General Studies Rankings

The general studies major at NSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

General Studies Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU General Studies Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies 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 general studies.

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 General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of general studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical general studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general studies 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 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.