Liberal Arts General Studies at Shepherd University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at Shepherd University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159. In 2021, 69 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Shepherd University.

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.

Shepherd University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Shepherd University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University 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	51
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
	704
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	969

Earnings of Shepherd University Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shepherd University is $31,498. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Shepherd University. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Shepherd University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Shepherd University 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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Professors	120	$67,490

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 Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.