Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Missouri - St Louis

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 Missouri - St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 13,874 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - St Louis in 2021, 102 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.

UMSL Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at UMSL

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMSL offers distance education options for liberal arts at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMSL Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at UMSL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UMSL 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 Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from UMSL Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMSL is $34,025. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UMSL

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

UMSL Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 102 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMSL, about 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UMSL since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UMSL 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 Missouri - St Louis with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	55
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UMSL 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - St Louis.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.