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Tarleton State University BA in Liberal Arts General Studies

99 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$26,458 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Liberal Arts. 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 Tarleton State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Tarleton BA in Liberal Arts

#663 in the U.S
#54 in Texas

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Tarleton was ranked #663 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #54 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for Tarleton.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies117
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans128
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies135
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans164
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)241
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)278
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools299
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies305
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)326
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)342
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)347
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)358
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates404
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools663
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies735
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies858
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)882
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)967
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)1,052
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)1,101
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)1,106
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)1,116
Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates1,156
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,377

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

$8,276 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Tarleton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Tarleton paid an average of $588 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $179 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$4,951$14,123
Fees$3,325$3,325
Books and Supplies$1,036$1,036
On Campus Room and Board$9,321$9,321
On Campus Other Expenses$3,216$3,216

Learn more about Tarleton tuition and fees.

Tarleton Liberal Arts BA Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Tarleton in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $23,628.

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

$26,458 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Tarleton is $26,458 per year. That is 14% lower than the national average of $30,751.

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Does Tarleton Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts?

Tarleton does not offer an online option for its liberal arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tarleton Online Learning page.

Tarleton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

99 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
73.7% Women
29.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 99 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

Women made up around 73.7% of the liberal arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at Tarleton in 2019-2020, 29.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American9
Hispanic or Latino16
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White65
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities8

BA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at Tarleton

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Liberal Arts99

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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