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Texas Christian University BA in Liberal Arts General Studies

57 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$30,616 Average Salary
$28,500 Average Student Debt

The 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 Texas Christian University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the TCU BA in Liberal Arts

#107 in the U.S
#12 in Texas

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. TCU is in the top 10% of the country for liberal arts. More specifically it was ranked #107 out of 1,259 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #12 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for TCU.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 15
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 18
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools 19
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 33
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates 48
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 64
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) 72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) 77
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 79
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k) 82
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k) 83
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k) 83
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid) 85
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 89
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans 90
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 107
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 200
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates 285
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) 386
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) 402
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 414
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 440
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k) 440
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k) 443
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k) 444
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid) 456
Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates 811
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 911
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k) 1,067
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) 1,149
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) 1,168
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k) 1,178
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 1,194
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k) 1,208
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid) 1,234
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies 1,385

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

$51,660 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$28,500 Average Student Debt

TCU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at TCU paid an average of $2,180 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $51,570 $51,570
Fees $90 $90
Books and Supplies $900 $900
On Campus Room and Board $14,040 $14,040
On Campus Other Expenses $5,228 $5,228

Learn more about TCU tuition and fees.

TCU 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 TCU in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $28,500 in student debt. That is 21% higher than the national average of $23,628.

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

$30,616 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from TCU is $30,616 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,751.

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Does TCU Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts?

Online degrees for the TCU 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 TCU Online Learning page.

TCU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

57 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
56.1% Women
35.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 57 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

About 56.1% of the students who received their BA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.1% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at TCU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at TCU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Studies 57

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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