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Virginia State University BA in Liberal Arts General Studies

23 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$40,784 Average Salary
$31,000 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 Virginia State 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 Virginia State BA in Liberal Arts

#652 in the U.S
#14 in Virginia

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. The bachelor's program at Virginia State was ranked #652 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #14 in Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Virginia State.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates62
Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates149
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies219
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans265
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)275
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)286
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools294
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies307
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)308
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)323
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)326
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)330
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies343
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans423
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools652
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $110k)876
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies937
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k)1,002
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k)1,068
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)1,068
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)1,082
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)1,087
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,326
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies1,379

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

$9,154 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$31,000 Average Student Debt

Virginia State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Virginia State paid an average of $902 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $395 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,540$16,542
Fees$3,614$4,367
Books and Supplies$1,300$1,300
On Campus Room and Board$11,544$11,544
On Campus Other Expenses$1,675$1,675

Learn more about Virginia State tuition and fees.

Virginia State 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. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at Virginia State took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 31% higher than the national average of $23,628.

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

$40,784 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from Virginia State make an average of $40,784 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% higher than the national average of $30,751.

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Does Virginia State Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts?

Online degrees for the Virginia State 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 Virginia State Online Learning page.

Virginia State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

23 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
95.7% Women
82.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 23 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

About 95.7% 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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 82.6% of liberal arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American19
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White0
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities4

BA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at Virginia State

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Liberal Arts23

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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