Liberal Arts General Studies at Salisbury University

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

Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and approximately 8,124 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,887 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salisbury University in 2021, 51 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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.

Salisbury Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Salisbury Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how Salisbury 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 major at Salisbury 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
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,134
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,491

Earnings of Salisbury Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salisbury is $31,106. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Salisbury

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

Salisbury Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

The liberal arts program at Salisbury awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Salisbury since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Salisbury 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 Salisbury University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Salisbury 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 MD, the home state for Salisbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD

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 Kane5187 under License

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