Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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 Nebraska at Kearney stacks up to those at other schools.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 53 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UNK.

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.

UNK Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Liberal Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

UNK Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at UNK 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Basic Certificate Schools	22
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Basic Certificate Schools	81
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	637

Earnings of UNK Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNK is $31,301. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNK. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UNK since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Professors	2,270	$52,410

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.