Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 15,314. Of the 1,804 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in 2021, 33 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.

UW Oshkosh Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Liberal Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at UW Oshkosh

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW Oshkosh offers distance education options for liberal arts at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UW Oshkosh Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how UW Oshkosh 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 UW Oshkosh 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	30
	189
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	360
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	368
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	380
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	782

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from UW Oshkosh Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Oshkosh is $41,147. This is 28% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at UW Oshkosh may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at UW Oshkosh are white. Around 87% 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 - Oshkosh with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	315
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UW Oshkosh Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from UW Oshkosh in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Oshkosh since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Oshkosh 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 - Oshkosh.

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.