Liberal Arts General Studies at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

WKU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at WKU are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WKU Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 WKU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	108
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

The following liberal arts concentations are available at Western Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Studies	186

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Professors	890	$50,500

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 OPMaster under License

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