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Liberal Arts General Studies at Saddleback College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, consider the program at Saddleback College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 5,098 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Saddleback College.

Online Class Availability at Saddleback College

Online coursework is an option at Saddleback College. Among 20,764 students, 10,784 (52%) studied exclusively online and 5,942 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Saddleback College

Those who finish Saddleback College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$20,444
3 years	$39,729
4 years	$45,388
5 years	$50,975

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Saddleback College take home a median $45,388, compared with $47,385 for all Saddleback College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Saddleback College is $5,707.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Saddleback College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Saddleback College are 53% women (2,711) and 47% men (2,387).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Saddleback College

Among the 3,116 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Saddleback College, 54% were women (1,691) and 46% were men (1,425).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1,586
Hispanic / Latino	880
Black / African American	67
Asian	252
American Indian / Alaska Native	12
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5
Two or More Races	205
International (Nonresident)	17
Unknown	92

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Saddleback College, lower than the national average of 49%.*

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

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at Saddleback College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Saddleback College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	4,828
Humanities	270

Highest-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Liberal Arts General Studies program at Saddleback College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, 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.