Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what University of Massachusetts Amherst has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from UMass Amherst.

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.

UMass Amherst Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

UMass Amherst Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at UMass Amherst 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.

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from UMass Amherst Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Amherst is $32,552. This is 1% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from UMass Amherst. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	65
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMass Amherst 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA

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 Lion Hirth under License

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