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Georgetown University BA in Liberal Arts General Studies

27 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Average Student Debt

Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Georgetown University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Georgetown BA in Liberal Arts

#7 in the U.S
#1 in District of Columbia

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Ranked at #7 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Georgetown is in the top 1% of the country for liberal arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Georgetown.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates1
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans1
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans1
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)2
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools4
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies4
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans4
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans4
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)5
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)6
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)7
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)9
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies10
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies10
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)10
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates14
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)23
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)26
Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates29
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)31
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies41
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)60
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)74
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies89
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies98
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)150
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies312
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)320
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)425
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies467
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies702
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)751
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)1,045
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)1,063
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,107
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,240
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,751

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts from Georgetown Cost?

$57,928 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$35,500 Average Student Debt

Georgetown Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Georgetown paid an average of $2,391 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$57,384$57,384
Fees$544$544
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$17,032$17,032
On Campus Other Expenses$2,594$2,594

Learn more about Georgetown tuition and fees.

Georgetown Liberal Arts BA Student Debt

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 Georgetown took out an average of $35,500 in student loans. That is 50% higher than the national average of $23,628.

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Does Georgetown Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts?

Georgetown 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 Georgetown Online Learning page.

Georgetown Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

27 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
51.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 27 bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the liberal arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 51.9% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at Georgetown in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American7
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at Georgetown

Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Liberal Arts24
Humanities3

References

*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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