by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Studies. 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 Southeastern Louisiana University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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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 Southeastern was ranked #319 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #3 in Louisiana.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Southeastern paid an average of $865 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $345 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,777 | $18,255 |
| Fees | $2,512 | $2,512 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,620 | $9,620 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,260 | $4,260 |
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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 Southeastern in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $23,775 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $23,628.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southeastern is $28,631 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $30,751.
Online degrees for the Southeastern 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 Southeastern Online Learning page.
About 66.2% of the students who received their BA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at Southeastern in 2019-2020, 34.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 46 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 141 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Studies | 225 |
*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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