Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwestern Illinois College

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

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,906.

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.

SWIC Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

SWIC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at SWIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Southwestern Illinois College.

SWIC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

65% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at SWIC are white. Around 70% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	296
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Illinois College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	451

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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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