by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at FDU was ranked #413 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #15 in New Jersey.
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Part-time undergraduates at FDU paid an average of $1,006 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $43,654 | $43,654 |
| Fees | $1,086 | $1,086 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,520 | $1,520 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,038 | $14,038 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,856 | $2,856 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at FDU in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $24,500 in student debt. That is 4% higher than the national average of $23,628.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from FDU make an average of $35,986 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $30,751.
FDU 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 FDU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the liberal arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at FDU in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Studies | 16 |
| Humanities | 5 |
*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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