Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at UPenn 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UPenn 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in liberal arts each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a master's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies 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 Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	23
Individualized Studies	7
Humanities	1

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA

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 WestCoastivieS under License

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