Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Saint Louis University

Every liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities program at Saint Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,833 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Louis University in 2021, 14 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.

SLU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Online Classes Are Available at SLU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SLU offers distance education options for liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SLU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs across the country. The following shows how SLU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts / sciences and humanities major at SLU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	194
Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools	1,091

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at SLU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 35% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at SLU are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Louis University with a associate's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SLU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

The liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at SLU awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. The typical liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at SLU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SLU 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

The following liberal arts / sciences and humanities concentations are available at Saint Louis University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Louis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies	34

Related Majors

• Visual & Performing Arts
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.