Liberal Arts General Studies at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

WIU Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WIU offers distance education options for liberal arts at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WIU Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 liberal arts majors earned their master's degree from WIU. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in liberal arts each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 61% more men than average.

In the liberal arts 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.

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

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.