Liberal Arts General Studies at Tarleton State University

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Tarleton State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,760 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State University in 2021, 87 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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.

Tarleton Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Tarleton Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Tarleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Tarleton 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
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Tarleton Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tarleton is $24,704. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Tarleton. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Tarleton 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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.