by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Liberal Arts. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, MIT is the best school in the United States for liberal arts majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
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Part-time undergraduates at MIT paid an average of $860 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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,450 | $53,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $830 | $830 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,000 | $16,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,182 | $2,182 |
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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 MIT took out an average of $12,550 in student loans. That is 47% lower than the national average of $23,628.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from MIT make an average of $69,338 a year during the early days of their career. That is 125% higher than the national average of $30,751.
MIT 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 MIT Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at MIT in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 10 |
*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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