Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at East Tennessee State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at ETSU paid an average of $1,183 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $301 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,340 | $25,487 |
Fees | $1,919 | $1,919 |
Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
On Campus Room and Board | $8,938 | $8,938 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,520 | $5,520 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at ETSU took out an average of $26,589 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $23,628.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from ETSU is $28,236 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $30,751.
ETSU does not offer an online option for its liberal arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ETSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 49.2% of the liberal arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.3% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at ETSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 98 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Liberal Arts | 93 |
General Studies | 31 |
*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.
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