Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwestern Illinois College

Find Schools Near

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

  • Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at SWIC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Associate’s Degree

SWIC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

63% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at SWIC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

undefined

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at SWIC are white. Around 65% 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.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 71
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 291
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 54

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.