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Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwest Mississippi Community College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, consider the program at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwest Mississippi Community College sits in Summit, MS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 259 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Online Class Availability at Southwest Mississippi Community College

Distance learning is available at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Of 1,758 students, 158 (9%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 669 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Southwest Mississippi Community College

Students who complete Southwest Mississippi Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$28,055
4 years	$28,524
5 years	$30,985

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Southwest Mississippi Community College take home a median $28,524, compared with $34,897 for all Southwest Mississippi Community College graduates — about 18% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Southwest Mississippi Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Southwest Mississippi Community College are 49% women (126) and 51% men (133).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Southwest Mississippi Community College

Of the 259 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Southwest Mississippi Community College, 49% were women (126) and 51% were men (133).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	147
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	97
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 41% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Mississippi Community College, below the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at Southwest Mississippi Community College

The Liberal Arts General Studies program at Southwest Mississippi Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	259

Highest-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Those who complete Liberal Arts General Studies program at Southwest Mississippi Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.