Liberal Arts General Studies at Upper Iowa University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at Upper Iowa University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and approximately 3,610 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,084 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Upper Iowa University in 2021, 8 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.

UIU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UIU does offer online courses in liberal arts for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UIU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at UIU 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 UIU 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 Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	331

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU 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 UIU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

UIU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Upper Iowa University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIU. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UIU since its program graduates 52% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIU 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 IA, the home state for Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300

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 SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.