by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Studies. 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 Columbia Southern University. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Columbia Southern University was $235 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,640 | $5,640 |
| Fees | $135 | $135 |
| Books and Supplies | $692 | $692 |
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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 Columbia Southern University took out an average of $16,033 in student loans. That is 43% higher than the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from Columbia Southern University make an average of $50,856 a year during the early days of their career. That is 114% higher than the national average of $23,781.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the liberal arts associate degree program at Columbia Southern University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Southern University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 48.6% of the liberal arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in liberal arts at Columbia Southern University in 2019-2020, 40.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 32 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 46 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 45 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Studies | 140 |
*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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