Liberal Arts General Studies at Washington University in St Louis

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 Washington University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at WUSTL 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from WUSTL. This makes it the #121 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in liberal arts, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from WUSTL. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

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

WUSTL Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 liberal arts majors earned their master's degree from WUSTL. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from WUSTL, 100% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in liberal arts.

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

WUSTL also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 3 students 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.