Liberal Arts at University of St. Thomas

If you plan to study liberal arts, take a look at what University of St. Thomas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts section at the bottom of this page.

UST Liberal Arts Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UST

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

UST Liberal Arts Rankings

The liberal studies major at UST is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts. 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 Studies Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of liberal studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal studies 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UST Liberal Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of liberal studies master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in liberal studies each year. UST does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the liberal studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 24% better 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 master's in liberal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Studies

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies 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.