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. In 2021, 9 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UPenn.

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

Online Classes Are Available at UPenn

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.

UPenn does offer online education options in liberal arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how UPenn 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	389

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from UPenn. This makes it the #24 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 9 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UPenn, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 22 liberal arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UPenn, about 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from UPenn, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UPenn 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.