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University of Iowa BA in Liberal Arts General Studies

190 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$36,992 Average Salary
$26,005 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 University of Iowa. 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 Iowa BA in Liberal Arts

#67 in the U.S
#1 in Iowa

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. Iowa is in the top 10% of the country for liberal arts. More specifically it was ranked #67 out of 1,259 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.

Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans12
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans14
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools40
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies51
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)60
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)90
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)102
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates110
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)116
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)144
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies234
Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates342
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies408
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)478
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies574
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)626
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)636
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)646
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)652
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)730
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies961
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,495

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

$9,606 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,005 Average Student Debt

Iowa Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Iowa was $1,315 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $400 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,073$30,036
Fees$1,533$1,533
Books and Supplies$950$950
On Campus Room and Board$11,590$11,590
On Campus Other Expenses$3,230$3,230

Learn more about Iowa tuition and fees.

Iowa Liberal Arts BA Student Debt

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. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at Iowa took out an average of $26,005 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $23,628.

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

$36,992 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Iowa is $36,992 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $30,751.

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Does Iowa Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts?

Online degrees for the Iowa 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 Iowa Online Learning page.

Iowa Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

190 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
63.2% Women
20.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 190 bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 63.2% of the liberal arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.5% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at Iowa in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian11
Black or African American7
Hispanic or Latino12
Native American or Alaska Native2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White136
International Students7
Other Races/Ethnicities15

BA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at Iowa

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Liberal Arts190

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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