Liberal Arts General Studies at Prairie State College

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Prairie State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,716.

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.

Prairie State College Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Prairie State College Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Prairie State College

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

Prairie State College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

68% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Prairie State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	117
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	35
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Prairie State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	260
General Studies	45

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 IL, the home state for Prairie State College.

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

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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