Liberal Arts General Studies at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Temple.

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.

Temple Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Temple Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Temple 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 Temple 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	260

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Temple. This makes it the #121 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Temple Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $27,578. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Temple. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Temple 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Temple Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 liberal arts majors earned their master's degree from Temple. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 65% more men than average.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

Temple 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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.