Liberal Arts General Studies at West Virginia 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 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 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.

WVU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

WVU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	193

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

Earnings of WVU Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $32,668. This is 1% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 219 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from WVU in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical liberal arts 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.

About 83% 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	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. 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 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
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.