Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year.

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.

UChicago Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

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

UChicago Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in liberal arts each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	68
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Humanities	125
General Studies	12

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.