Liberal Arts General Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Liberal Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

UT Austin Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at UT Austin 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UT Austin 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	159
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UT Austin Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in liberal arts each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from UT Austin, 70% 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 University of Texas at Austin with a master's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	152
Individualized Studies	114
Humanities	27

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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