by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at University of St. Thomas. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. UST is in the top 10% of the country for liberal arts. More specifically it was ranked #120 out of 1,259 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #17 in Texas.
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Part-time undergraduates at UST paid an average of $1,100 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 | $30,800 | $30,800 |
| Fees | $760 | $760 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,094 | $1,094 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,470 | $9,470 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,902 | $3,902 |
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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 UST 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.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from UST make an average of $48,198 a year during the early days of their career. That is 57% higher than the national average of $30,751.
Online degrees for the UST 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 UST Online Learning page.
About 83.1% of the students who received their BA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 64.9% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at UST in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 17 |
| General Studies | 60 |
*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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