by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Eastern Connecticut State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. ECSU was ranked #185 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for liberal arts majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in Connecticut.
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Part-time undergraduates at ECSU paid an average of $578 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,162 | $18,436 |
| Fees | $6,142 | $7,272 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,434 | $14,434 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,298 | $2,298 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at ECSU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 14% higher than the national average of $23,628.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from ECSU make an average of $36,437 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $30,751.
ECSU 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 ECSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 66.1% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at ECSU in 2019-2020, 25.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 87 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 18 |
| General Studies | 106 |
*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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