Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. Of the 4,743 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware in 2021, 22 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.

UD Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

UD Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at UD 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 UD 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 Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	370
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	485
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	710

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in liberal arts from UD. This is the #138 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at UD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at UD are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	159
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UD Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UD, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 University of Delaware with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

The liberal arts program at UD awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

UD 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Professors	50	$65,720

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.