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Humanities at Brigham Young University - Provo

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how BYU ranks in comparison to other schools with humanities programs.

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Humanities Degrees Available at BYU

• Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities

BYU Humanities Rankings

The bachelor's program at BYU was ranked #106 on College Factual's Best Schools for humanities list. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities	8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income Over $110k)	21
Best Value Colleges for Humanities	23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $75-$110k)	26
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (With Aid)	28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $48-$75k)	28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $0-$30k)	30
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $30-$48k)	31
Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	53
Best Value Colleges for Humanities (Income Over $110k)	60
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Humanities Graduates	68
Best Value Colleges for Humanities (Income $48-$75k)	70
Best Value Colleges for Humanities (Income $75-$110k)	71
Best Value Colleges for Humanities (Income $0-$30k)	79
Best Value Colleges for Humanities (With Aid)	80
Best Value Colleges for Humanities (Income $30-$48k)	81
Best Humanities Colleges for Veterans	85
Best Humanities Schools	106
Highest Paid Humanities Graduates	158

Popularity of Humanities at BYU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Brigham Young University - Provo handed out 36 bachelor's degrees in humanities. This is an increase of 3% over the previous year when 35 degrees were handed out.

BYU Humanities Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the humanities majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Humanities Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in humanities from BYU. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at BYU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 83% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in humanities.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.