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 University of Missouri - Columbia. 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Mizzou is in the top 10% of the country for liberal arts. More specifically it was ranked #91 out of 1,259 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Missouri.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mizzou paid an average of $920 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $311 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 | $9,330 | $27,612 |
Fees | $1,393 | $1,393 |
Books and Supplies | $1,032 | $1,032 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,668 | $10,668 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,288 | $5,288 |
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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 bachelor’s degree at Mizzou in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $24,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $23,628.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mizzou make an average of $36,141 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $30,751.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Mizzou does offer online classes in its liberal arts bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mizzou Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 39.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at Mizzou in 2019-2020, 26.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 17 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 72 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Studies | 100 |
*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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