by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. The bachelor's program at West Virginia University at Parkersburg was ranked #1,053 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #11 in West Virginia.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at West Virginia University at Parkersburg was $358 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $160 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,840 | $8,592 |
| Fees | $50 | $50 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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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. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at West Virginia University at Parkersburg took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $23,628.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $28,203 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $30,751.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg does not offer an online option for its liberal arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the West Virginia University at Parkersburg Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.9% of the liberal arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at West Virginia University at Parkersburg in 2019-2020, 3.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 150 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Studies | 63 |
| Individualized Studies | 92 |
*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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