by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Humanities. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The liberal arts major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,030 | $10,030 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,760 | $1,760 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $23,628.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue make an average of $47,729 a year during the early days of their career. That is 55% higher than the national average of $30,751.
Online degrees for the Purdue liberal arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 83.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Purdue in liberal arts at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Humanities | 6 |
*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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