Liberal Arts General Studies at Union College New York

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

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and approximately 2,047 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Union College.

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.

Union College Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Union College Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Union College 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
	35
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,276

Earnings of Union College Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Union College is $41,903. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Union College New York.

Union College Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Union College. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Union College since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Union College 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Union College 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 Union College New York.

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 Daniel Case under License

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