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San Diego State University BA in Liberal Arts General Studies

214 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$29,443 Average Salary
$12,000 Average Student Debt

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

#201 in the U.S
#21 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SDSU was ranked #201 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #21 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for SDSU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)30
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)38
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies43
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools43
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies43
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)48
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)55
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)80
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans93
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)103
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools109
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies111
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans115
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)136
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies197
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools201
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)213
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)325
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates336
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies388
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)500
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies504
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)563
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)662
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)690
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies904
Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates1,019
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,454

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

$7,720 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$12,000 Average Student Debt

SDSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,742$17,622
Fees$1,978$1,978
Books and Supplies$1,079$1,079
On Campus Room and Board$18,531$18,531
On Campus Other Expenses$2,910$2,910

Learn more about SDSU tuition and fees.

SDSU Liberal Arts BA Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SDSU in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $12,000 in student debt. That is 49% lower than the national average of $23,628.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in Liberal Arts From SDSU?

$29,443 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from SDSU make an average of $29,443 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $30,751.

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Does SDSU Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts?

Online degrees for the SDSU 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 SDSU Online Learning page.

SDSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

214 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
86.4% Women
62.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 214 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

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 86.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 62.1% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at SDSU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian11
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino105
Native American or Alaska Native2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White71
International Students5
Other Races/Ethnicities17

BA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at SDSU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Liberal Arts206
Humanities8

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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