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Mississippi State University BA in Liberal Arts General Studies

70 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Mississippi 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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Rankings for the Mississippi State BA in Liberal Arts

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The liberal arts major at Mississippi State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Mississippi State.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 20
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 20
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 155
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 155
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 176
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 481
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 991
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 1,593

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

$8,910 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Mississippi State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mississippi State paid an average of $998 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $371 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,800 $23,840
Fees $110 $110
Books and Supplies $1,200 $1,200
On Campus Room and Board $10,436 $10,436
On Campus Other Expenses $5,358 $5,358

Learn more about Mississippi State tuition and fees.

Does Mississippi State Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts?

Online degrees for the Mississippi 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 Mississippi State Online Learning page.

Mississippi State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

70 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
52.9% Women
40.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 70 students received their bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 52.9% of the students who received their BA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 40.0% of liberal arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 39
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

BA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at Mississippi State

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts 1
General Studies 69

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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