Liberal Arts General Studies at Western Illinois University

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Western Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

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.

WIU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

WIU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at WIU 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 WIU

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

WIU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% 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 WIU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	86
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Individualized Studies	148
Liberal Arts	21

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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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