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 University of Pennsylvania. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Cal U was ranked #468 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #11 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal U.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Cal U paid an average of $482 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $322 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,716 | $11,574 |
| Fees | $3,392 | $4,152 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,416 | $10,416 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,002 | $5,002 |
Learn more about Cal U tuition and fees.
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 Cal U took out an average of $30,400 in student loans. That is 29% higher than the national average of $23,628.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal U is $34,298 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $30,751.
Cal U does not offer an online option for its liberal arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal U Online Learning page.
About 50.9% of the students who received their BA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.7% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at Cal U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 55 |
*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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