Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from UW - Whitewater.

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 - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater

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.

UW - Whitewater does offer online education options in liberal arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

UW - Whitewater Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at UW - Whitewater 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 UW - Whitewater 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 Basic Certificate Schools	106
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	132
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	173
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	204
	777
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,148

Earnings of UW - Whitewater Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Whitewater is $33,087. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at UW - Whitewater may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at UW - Whitewater are white. Around 75% 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 - Whitewater with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	126
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW - Whitewater Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from UW - Whitewater in 2021, 52% were men and 48% 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 - Whitewater since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater.

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.