Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Missouri - Kansas City

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts / sciences and humanities school? To help you decide if University of Missouri - Kansas City is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts / sciences and humanities program.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,863 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2021, 135 of them were liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

UMKC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Online Classes Are Available at UMKC

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, UMKC does offer online courses in liberal arts / sciences and humanities for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMKC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs across the country. The following shows how UMKC 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 / sciences and humanities major at UMKC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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
	27
	143
	439
Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools	841

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from UMKC. This makes it the #121 most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at UMKC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at University of Missouri - Kansas City.

UMKC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

Of the 135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from UMKC in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMKC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from UMKC. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

In the liberal arts / sciences and humanities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

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

UMKC also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - Kansas City. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies	137

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.