Liberal Arts General Studies at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and has a total student population of 10,001. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Southeast Missouri State 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.

Southeast Missouri State University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Southeast Missouri State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southeast Missouri State University offers distance education options for liberal arts at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Southeast Missouri State University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Southeast Missouri State 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
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	231
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How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Southeast Missouri State University Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeast Missouri State University is $31,454. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

The liberal arts program at Southeast Missouri State University awarded 132 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Southeast Missouri State University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Southeast Missouri State 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 Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	98
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Southeast Missouri State 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 MO, the home state for Southeast Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO

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 Agathman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.