General Studies at Western Nevada College

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

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and has a total student population of 3,495.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WNC General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Studies

WNC General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at WNC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general studies majors at Western Nevada College.

WNC General Studies Associate’s Program

57% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at WNC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at WNC are white. Around 64% 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 Nevada College with a associate's in general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Liberal Arts

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Professors	810	$58,280

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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