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Liberal Arts General Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

Liberal Arts General Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Purdue Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Purdue 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 Purdue

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

Purdue Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Humanities 7

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 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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