Liberal Arts General Studies at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and has a total student population of 12,304. In 2021, 68 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from VSU.

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.

VSU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

VSU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at VSU 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 VSU 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 Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	799
	1,092
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,255

Earnings of VSU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at VSU is $24,378. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at VSU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

VSU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VSU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from VSU in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

VSU 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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.