Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Illinois at Springfield

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 University of Illinois at Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,146. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from UIS.

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.

UIS Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

UIS Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at UIS 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 UIS 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	502
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	562
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	752

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from UIS. This makes it the #121 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UIS Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIS is $34,644. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

The liberal arts program at UIS awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UIS 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIS Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in liberal arts from UIS. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

UIS 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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.