Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at South Texas College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at South Texas College paid an average of $200 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $87 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $2,610 | $6,000 |
Fees | $1,920 | $1,920 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at South Texas College in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $4,750 in student debt. That is 58% lower than the national average of $11,188.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their associate degree from South Texas College is $20,140 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $23,781.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that South Texas College offers online options in its liberal arts associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South Texas College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 63.8% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in liberal arts at South Texas College in 2019-2020, 97.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,545 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 19 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Liberal Arts | 333 |
General Studies | 1,257 |
*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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