Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at UPenn

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.

UPenn does offer online education options in liberal arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 22 liberal arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UPenn, about 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in liberal arts each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from UPenn, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.