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Liberal Arts at Northwestern University

If you plan to study Liberal Arts, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northwestern University is located in Evanston, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 75 liberal arts graduations were recorded at Northwestern University.

Studying Online at Northwestern University

Distance learning is available at Northwestern University. Among 23,856 students, 781 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,509 (6%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Liberal Arts graduates at Northwestern University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts graduates at Northwestern University are 60% women (45) and 40% men (30).

Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Program at Northwestern University

Of the 6 bachelor’s liberal arts graduates at Northwestern University, 67% were women (4) and 33% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Northwestern University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Unknown	1

Liberal Arts Master’s Program at Northwestern University

Of the 4 master’s liberal arts graduates at Northwestern University, 25% were women (1) and 75% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts master’s degree recipients at Northwestern University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Liberal Arts master’s degree recipients at Northwestern University, below the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts Graduates

Those who complete Liberal Arts program at Northwestern University pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.