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California Lutheran University BA in Liberal Arts General Studies

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$30,771 Average Salary
$22,750 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Liberal Arts. 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 California Lutheran University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the CLU BA in Liberal Arts

#317 in the U.S
#32 in California

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at CLU was ranked #317 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #32 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for CLU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools162
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies257
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates297
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools317
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies324
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)356
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)367
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)372
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)382
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans391
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)403
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)404
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies428
Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates913
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans925
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)1,024
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)1,117
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)1,120
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)1,122
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)1,145
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)1,178
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,183
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,209
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,404

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts from CLU Cost?

$45,982 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$22,750 Average Student Debt

CLU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at CLU paid an average of $1,470 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$45,500$45,500
Fees$482$482
Books and Supplies$1,080$1,080
On Campus Room and Board$14,596$14,596
On Campus Other Expenses$3,034$3,034

Learn more about CLU tuition and fees.

CLU Liberal Arts BA Student Debt

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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CLU in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $22,750 in student debt. That is 4% lower than the national average of $23,628.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in Liberal Arts From CLU?

$30,771 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from CLU make an average of $30,771 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $30,751.

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Does CLU Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts?

Online degrees for the CLU 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 CLU Online Learning page.

CLU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
94.9% Women
35.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 39 bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 94.9% of the students who received their BA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.9% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at CLU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino13
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White21
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at CLU

Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Liberal Arts39

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.

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