Liberal Arts General Studies at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 74 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from UVU.

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.

UVU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Arts (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at UVU

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.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UVU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how UVU 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 UVU 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
	80
	576

Earnings of UVU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at UVU is $40,901. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 27% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at UVU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at UVU are white. Around 81% 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 Utah Valley University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	368
White	2,578
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	166

UVU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 74 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from UVU in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UVU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	50
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UVU 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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.