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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at West Virginia University

Every liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 219 of them were liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

WVU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

WVU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs across the country. The following shows how WVU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts / sciences and humanities major at WVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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 & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools 150
Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools 892

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from WVU. This is the #151 most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 219 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities from WVU in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 181
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

WVU also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences and humanities major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies 219

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Professors 120 $67,490

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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