Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. Of the 2,821 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2021, 315 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.

UL Lafayette Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

UL Lafayette Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	444

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from UL Lafayette Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $29,418. 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 UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 315 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from UL Lafayette in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UL Lafayette since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	195
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UL Lafayette 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA

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 Billy Hathorn under License

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