Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Pierce College District

Below are the key facts about this program at Pierce College. Degrees are awarded at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #16 out of 34 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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Associate’s Degrees

Pierce College Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#512 in the U.S.

#22 in Washington

By College Factual’s measure, Pierce College highly for liberal arts general studies, ranked #512 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	512 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Washington	22 of 42

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at Pierce College

The table below lists every degree level offered in liberal arts general studies at Pierce College, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	1,128

Pierce College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Pierce College District handed out 1,128 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

Pierce College is in the top 10% of the country for liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #16 out of 34 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Washington	16
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	56
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	283

Pierce College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$5,418 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$10,944 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,825	$5,333
Fees	$643	$643

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Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 34% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at Pierce College were White. Roughly 48% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Pierce College District with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Pierce College District

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	544
Non-Resident Aliens	24
Other Races	194

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

Pierce College granted 1,128 associate’s completions in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the most recent reporting year — 66% to women and 34% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (48%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Washington — #15
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #50
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #232

References

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