Liberal Arts General Studies at University of St. Thomas

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

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from UST.

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.

UST Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

UST Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at UST 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 UST 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
	5
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	11
	11
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	12
	23
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from UST. This makes it the #40 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from UST Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UST is $49,272. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 53% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from UST. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 St. Thomas with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	10
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UST Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 liberal arts majors earned their master's degree from UST. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. UST does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from UST, 69% 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 St. Thomas with a master's in liberal arts.

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

UST 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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.