Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern New Hampshire University

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Southern New Hampshire University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. In 2021, 1,105 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from SNHU.

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.

SNHU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SNHU does offer online courses in liberal arts for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SNHU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at SNHU 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 SNHU 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 Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	32
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,045

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from SNHU Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $48,678. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 51% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at SNHU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	231
Hispanic or Latino	164
White	468
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	264

SNHU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,105 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from SNHU. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at SNHU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	149
Hispanic or Latino	105
White	653
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	164

SNHU 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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Professors	170	$63,850

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.