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Liberal Arts General Studies at Portland State University

Liberal Arts General Studies at Portland State University

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Portland State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Liberal Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Portland State University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 145
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts 232
Individualized Studies 5

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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