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Liberal Arts General Studies at Santa Monica College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Santa Monica College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Santa Monica College sits in Santa Monica, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 9,669 liberal arts general studies graduations were recorded at Santa Monica College.

Online Class Availability at Santa Monica College

Many students take online classes at Santa Monica College. Among 23,453 students, 8,360 (36%) studied exclusively online and 9,306 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Santa Monica College

Students who complete Santa Monica College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$34,165
5 years	$38,658

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Santa Monica College report median earnings of $34,165, compared with $34,648 for all Santa Monica College graduates — about 1% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Santa Monica College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Santa Monica College are 57% women (5,492) and 43% men (4,177).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Santa Monica College

Among the 5,041 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Santa Monica College, 57% were women (2,889) and 43% were men (2,152).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1,489
Hispanic / Latino	2,011
Black / African American	325
Asian	467
American Indian / Alaska Native	5
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6
Two or More Races	250
International (Nonresident)	321
Unknown	167

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Santa Monica College, higher 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 Santa Monica College

The Liberal Arts General Studies program at Santa Monica College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	7,134
Humanities	2,535

Top-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Liberal Arts General Studies program at Santa Monica College pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates, 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.