Liberal Arts General Studies at Virginia State University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at Virginia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020. In 2021, 22 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Virginia State.

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.

Virginia State Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Virginia State Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how Virginia State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Virginia State 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
	142
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	352
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,398

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Virginia State Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia State is $40,514. This is 26% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from Virginia State in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Virginia State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Virginia State 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 VA, the home state for Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.