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Liberal Arts at Pittsburg State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Liberal Arts, you may want to check out the program at Pittsburg State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pittsburg State University sits in Pittsburg, KS.

During the most recent reporting year, 1,370 liberal arts degrees were granted at Pittsburg State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Pittsburg State University

Distance learning is available at Pittsburg State University. Among 5,755 students, 1,043 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,435 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Liberal Arts graduates at Pittsburg State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Liberal Arts graduates at Pittsburg State University are 56% women (768) and 44% men (602).

Liberal Arts Associate’s Program at Pittsburg State University

Among the 1,321 associate’s liberal arts graduates at Pittsburg State University, 56% were women (744) and 44% were men (577).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1,071
Hispanic / Latino	83
Black / African American	34
Asian	14
American Indian / Alaska Native	20
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	81
International (Nonresident)	17

Minority students account for 18% of Liberal Arts associate’s degree recipients at Pittsburg State University, below the national average of 48%.*

Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Program at Pittsburg State University

Of the 49 bachelor’s liberal arts graduates at Pittsburg State University, 49% were women (24) and 51% were men (25).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	36
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	6
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 24% of Liberal Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Pittsburg State University, lower than the national average of 46%.*

*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

Graduates of the Liberal Arts program at Pittsburg State University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Liberal Arts majors, 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.