Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Des Moines Area Community College

Here is an overview of this program at DMACC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. At its best it places at #1 out of 17 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

DMACC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#202 in the U.S.

#3 in Iowa

#15 in the The Plains States Region

College Factual rates DMACC as a strong choice for liberal arts general studies, coming in at #202 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	202 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Iowa	3 of 24
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region	15 of 149

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at DMACC

The table below lists every degree level available for liberal arts general studies at DMACC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	770

DMACC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Des Moines Area Community College conferred 770 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

DMACC is among the very best schools in the country for liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 17 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Iowa	1
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	70

DMACC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$5,790 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$11,000 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,220	$6,690

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Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at DMACC are White. Roughly 76% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Des Moines Area Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	588
Non-Resident Aliens	6
Other Races	55

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

DMACC awarded 673 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the latest year of data — 62% to women and 38% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (76%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Iowa — #1
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #7
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #57

General Studies (Associate’s)

DMACC granted 97 associate’s degrees in general studies recently — 72% to women and 28% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (77%).

Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Iowa — #1
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #1
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools — #25

References

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