Liberal Arts General Studies at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. Of the 1,472 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University in 2021, 6 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.

Wake Forest University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	784

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Wake Forest University. This makes it the #37 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

The liberal arts program at Wake Forest University awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

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

Wake Forest University Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in liberal arts from Wake Forest University. About 64% were men and 36% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from Wake Forest University, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wake Forest University 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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Professors	5,220	$70,590

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.