Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Memphis

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 Memphis stacks up to those at other schools.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,273 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Memphis in 2021, 90 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.

UofM Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UofM does offer online courses in liberal arts for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UofM Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how UofM performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at UofM 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 Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	463
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	617
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	815

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from UofM. This makes it the #18 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in liberal arts, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UofM Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofM is $32,069. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from UofM. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UofM since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofM Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from UofM in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofM 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.