Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 68 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UNI.

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.

UNI Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

UNI Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at UNI 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 Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	321

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from UNI Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $29,615. 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 UNI

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

UNI Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from UNI in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNI 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.