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Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Mary's College of California

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Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Saint Mary's College of California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

SMC is located in Moraga, California and has a total student population of 3,439. In 2021, 60 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from SMC.

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.

SMC Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

SMC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at SMC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at SMC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
14
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools 15
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools 15
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools 22
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60
112
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 1,032
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 1,135

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from SMC. This makes it the #22 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SMC Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMC is $41,425. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

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Liberal Arts Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Saint Mary’s College of California.

SMC Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from SMC. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary's College of California with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

SMC Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

58% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in liberal arts from SMC. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. SMC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary's College of California with a master's in liberal arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

SMC also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for Saint Mary's College of California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA

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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