Liberal Arts General Studies at University of California - Merced

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

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018.

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.

UC Merced Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

UC Merced Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in liberal arts, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in liberal arts each year. UC Merced does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the liberal arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Humanities	3

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Merced.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.