Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - La Crosse.

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.

UW - La Crosse Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

UW - La Crosse Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how UW - La Crosse performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at UW - La Crosse 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	220
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,151

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at UW - La Crosse may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at UW - La Crosse are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW - La Crosse Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - La Crosse since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - La Crosse 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Professors	2,770	$76,130

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.