Undergraduate Certificates in Liberal Arts General Studies
Education Levels of Liberal Arts Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 93,729 people earned their undergraduate certificate in liberal arts. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in liberal arts at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Associate Degree | 354,442 |
Undergraduate Certificate | 93,729 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 37,813 |
Basic Certificate | 23,983 |
Master’s Degree | 1,693 |
Graduate Certificate | 199 |
Doctor’s Degree | 94 |
Earnings of Liberal Arts Majors With Undergraduate Certificates
The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in liberal arts is $27,154. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $23,532 and the high is $31,439.
Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in liberal arts is $14,213. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $21,419 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $11,109.
The median monthly payment of a liberal arts graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $169.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in liberal arts. About 61.9% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 35,682 |
Women | 58,047 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of liberal arts undergraduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 7,964 |
Black or African American | 6,247 |
Hispanic or Latino | 32,625 |
White | 37,718 |
International Students | 1,407 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7,768 |
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*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.
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