Liberal Arts at Southwestern Illinois College

Every liberal arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal studies program at Southwestern Illinois College stacks up to those at other schools.

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and approximately 6,906 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SWIC Liberal Arts Degrees Available

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

SWIC Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at SWIC

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

SWIC Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

65% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies 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 studies.

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

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies 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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