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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying liberal arts / sciences and humanities, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 7 of them were liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors.

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

Purdue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in liberal arts / sciences and humanities for the following degree levels:

Purdue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

The liberal arts / sciences and humanities major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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 / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies 7

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN

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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