Liberal Arts General Studies at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Syracuse.

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.

Syracuse Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Syracuse 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 Syracuse 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,233

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Syracuse may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 40% more women than average.

Syracuse does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Syracuse Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Syracuse in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Syracuse 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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.