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Liberal Arts at Rio Salado College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts, consider the program at Rio Salado College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rio Salado College is in Tempe, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 238 liberal arts graduations were recorded at Rio Salado College.

Online Class Availability at Rio Salado College

Distance learning is available at Rio Salado College. Among 18,841 students, 8,147 (43%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 552 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Liberal Arts graduates at Rio Salado College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts graduates at Rio Salado College are 61% women (145) and 39% men (93).

Liberal Arts Associate’s Program at Rio Salado College

Among the 238 associate’s liberal arts graduates at Rio Salado College, 61% were women (145) and 39% were men (93).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	137
Hispanic / Latino	49
Black / African American	16
Asian	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	7
Two or More Races	18
Unknown	8

Minority students account for 39% of Liberal Arts associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College, lower than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts Graduates

Those who complete Liberal Arts program at Rio Salado College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Liberal Arts graduates, 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.