by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Illinois State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Illinois State was ranked #172 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 #6 in Illinois.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Illinois State paid an average of $768 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $384 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,741 | $19,904 |
| Fees | $2,374 | $2,374 |
| Books and Supplies | $820 | $820 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,850 | $9,850 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,764 | $5,764 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at Illinois State took out an average of $24,762 in student loans. That is 5% higher than the national average of $23,628.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Illinois State is $30,573 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,751.
Online degrees for the Illinois State liberal arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Illinois State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.2% 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 Illinois State in 2019-2020, 42.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 31 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 82 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 44 |
| General Studies | 100 |
*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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