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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Western Illinois University

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study liberal arts / sciences and humanities, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received their master's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

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, WIU does offer online courses in liberal arts / sciences and humanities for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

WIU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 2 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WIU, about 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in liberal arts / sciences and humanities each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 61% more men than average.

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In the liberal arts / sciences and humanities master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences and humanities major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies 2

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Western Illinois University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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