Liberal Arts at Oakton Community College

If you are interested in studying liberal arts, you may want to check out the program at Oakton Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and approximately 7,313 students attend the school each year.

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

Oakton Community College Liberal Arts Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Studies (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Oakton Community College Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal studies majors at Oakton Community College.

Oakton Community College Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

56% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal studies only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Oakton Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakton Community College with a associate's in liberal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	113
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	110
White	230
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

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Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal 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 IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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