Liberal Arts General Studies at Shorter University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at Shorter University stacks up to those at other schools.

Shorter is located in Rome, Georgia and approximately 1,410 students attend the school each year.

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.

Shorter Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Shorter Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Shorter Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shorter is $33,075. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Shorter

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

Shorter Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Shorter does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Shorter University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Shorter 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 GA, the home state for Shorter University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.