Liberal Arts General Studies at West Virginia University

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 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.

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.

WVU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

WVU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at WVU 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	113
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

The following liberal arts concentations are available at West Virginia University. 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
General Studies	167
Liberal Arts	52

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 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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