Liberal Arts General Studies at Tennessee State 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 Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,615. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received their master's degree in liberal arts.

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.

Tennessee State University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at Tennessee State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tennessee State University does offer online courses in liberal arts for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Tennessee State University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 liberal arts majors earned their master's degree from Tennessee State University. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Professors	2,040	$53,390

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.