Liberal Arts General Studies at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from SCU.

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.

SCU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

SCU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at SCU 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 SCU 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
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	817
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,795

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from SCU. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at SCU 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SCU 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 Santa Clara University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.