Liberal Arts General Studies at The New School

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what The New School has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New School University is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,047. Of the 1,469 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The New School in 2021, 125 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.

New School University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

New School University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at New School 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 New School 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 Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	420
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	791
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	907
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,225

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from New School University. This makes it the #90 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of New School University Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at New School University is $30,416. 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 New School University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at The New School.

New School University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 125 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from New School University in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	60
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

New School University Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in liberal arts from New School University. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. New School University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 65% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from New School University, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

New School 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 NY, the home state for The New School.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.