General Studies at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UVU General Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in General Studies (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in General Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies

UVU General Studies Rankings

The general studies major at UVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

General Studies Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at UVU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at UVU are white. Around 79% 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	791
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

UVU General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of general studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general studies 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	60
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Humanities
• Liberal Arts

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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.