Liberal Arts General Studies at Tennessee State 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 Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,615. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Tennessee State University.

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.

Tennessee State University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tennessee State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tennessee State University does offer online courses in liberal arts for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Tennessee State University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Tennessee State University 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 Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	45
	156
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	497

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Tennessee State University. This makes it the #20 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Tennessee State University Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tennessee State University is $34,561. This is 7% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Tennessee State University. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee State University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 liberal arts majors earned their master's degree from Tennessee State University. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tennessee State University 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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.