General Studies at University of Memphis

What traits are you looking for in a general studies school? To help you decide if University of Memphis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general studies program.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UofM General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies
• Master’s Degree in General Studies

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 general studies for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UofM General Studies Rankings

The general studies major at UofM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

General Studies Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of general studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical general studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UofM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general studies 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofM General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of general studies master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the general studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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.