by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 State University - Bakersfield. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,757 | $1,757 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,244 | $1,244 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,900 | $12,900 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSUB in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $12,390 in student debt. That is 48% lower than the national average of $23,628.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from CSUB make an average of $20,350 a year during the early days of their career. That is 34% lower than the national average of $30,751.
Online degrees for the CSUB 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 CSUB Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 83.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 66.8% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at CSUB in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 29 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 265 |
*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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