Liberal Arts General Studies at Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

Wesleyan U Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Wesleyan U Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 21 liberal arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wesleyan U, about 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Wesleyan U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from Wesleyan U, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.