Liberal Arts General Studies at Sonoma State University

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

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. Of the 2,038 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in 2021, 117 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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.

SSU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

SSU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at SSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at SSU 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
	65
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
	189
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	838

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from SSU Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at SSU is $39,101. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from SSU in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at SSU 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	71
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

SSU 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 Sonoma State 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 Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.