Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Mary Washington

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 Mary Washington stacks up to those at other schools.

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and approximately 4,293 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 118 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UMW.

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.

UMW Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

UMW Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at UMW 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 UMW 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 Schools	209
	500
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	924

Earnings of UMW Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMW is $34,236. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 118 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from UMW in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UMW 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UMW 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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.