by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at California State University - Monterey Bay. 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 bachelor's program at CSUMB was ranked #306 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #31 in California.
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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 | $1,401 | $1,401 |
| Books and Supplies | $3,372 | $3,372 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,895 | $10,895 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,771 | $2,771 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSUMB took out an average of $13,500 in student loans. That is 43% lower than the national average of $23,628.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CSUMB is $30,409 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,751.
Online degrees for the CSUMB 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 CSUMB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 79.4% of the liberal arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Around 56.0% of liberal arts bachelor’s degree recipients at CSUMB in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 87 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 34 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 138 |
| Humanities | 144 |
*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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