by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at College of Southern Maryland. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in liberal arts, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at CSM paid an average of $294 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $229 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,496 | $7,056 |
| Fees | $1,374 | $1,764 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,229 | $1,229 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Liberal Arts students who received their associate degree at CSM took out an average of $10,974 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from CSM make an average of $28,790 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $23,781.
Online degrees for the CSM liberal arts associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSM Online Learning page.
About 69.4% of the students who received their AA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Around 37.3% of liberal arts associate degree recipients at CSM in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 99 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 295 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 47 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 358 |
| Individualized Studies | 135 |
*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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