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Liberal Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how The Graduate Center ranks in comparison to other schools with liberal studies programs.

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• Available Degrees
• Rankings
• Student Demographics

 

Liberal Arts Degrees Available at The Graduate Center

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies

The Graduate Center Liberal Studies Rankings

The bachelor's program at The Graduate Center was ranked #129 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal studies list. It is also ranked #6 in New York.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Liberal Arts Graduate Degree Schools	24
Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools	24
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Liberal Arts Graduates	30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts	33
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts	34
Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	53
Best Liberal Arts Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans	55
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts	90
Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts Graduates	121
Best Liberal Arts Schools	129
Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	226
Highest Paid Liberal Arts Graduates	466
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts	588
Best Liberal Arts Colleges for Veterans	678

Popularity of Liberal Studies at The Graduate Center

During the 2020-2021 academic year, The Graduate Center, CUNY handed out 67 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts. This is an increase of 24% over the previous year when 54 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in liberal studies from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #3 most popular school for liberal studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

 

The Graduate Center Liberal Studies Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal studies majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal studies from The Graduate Center. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a bachelor's in liberal studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	23
Non-Resident Aliens	5
Other Races	4

The Graduate Center Liberal Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 liberal studies majors earned their master's degree from The Graduate Center. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in liberal studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
Non-Resident Aliens	4
Other Races	4

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.