Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Southern Maine

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 Southern Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,275 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Maine in 2021, 22 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.

University of Southern Maine Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

University of Southern Maine Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine 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	352
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
	592
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,052

Earnings of University of Southern Maine Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Southern Maine is $32,889. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from University of Southern Maine in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Southern Maine 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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Professors	420	$57,880

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.