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Liberal Arts General Studies at Shawnee Community College

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

Shawnee Community College is located in Ullin, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 264 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Shawnee Community College.

Online Class Availability at Shawnee Community College

Many students take online classes at Shawnee Community College. Among 1,156 students, 238 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 390 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Shawnee Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Shawnee Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Illinois	#20 of 61
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#37 of 215
Best Value	Nationwide	#219 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Shawnee Community College

Those who finish Shawnee Community 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
1 year	$17,343
2 years	$12,221
3 years	$18,720
4 years	$26,877
5 years	$31,255

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Shawnee Community College take home a median $26,877, compared with $26,877 for all Shawnee Community College graduates — about 0% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Across all degree levels, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Shawnee Community College are 67% women (177) and 33% men (87).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Shawnee Community College

Among the 137 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Shawnee Community College, 69% were women (94) and 31% were men (43).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	100
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	18
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	6
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 24% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Shawnee Community College, lower 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 Shawnee Community College

The Liberal Arts General Studies program at Shawnee Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	242
General Studies	22

Top-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Those who complete Liberal Arts General Studies program at Shawnee Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, 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.