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George Mason University PhD in Liberal Arts General Studies

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$55,547 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Humanities. 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 George Mason University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in liberal arts, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Liberal Arts from GMU Cost?

$16,098 Average Tuition and Fees

GMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GMU was $1,559 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $671 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $12,594 $33,906
Fees $3,504 $3,504

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Liberal Arts From GMU?

$55,547 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

liberal arts who receive their doctor’s degree from GMU make an average of $55,547 a year during the early days of their career. That is 45% higher than the national average of $38,400.

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Does GMU Offer an Online PhD in Liberal Arts?

GMU does not offer an online option for its liberal arts doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.

GMU Doctorate Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
83.3% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 6 doctor’s degrees in liberal arts awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 83.3% of the liberal arts students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in liberal arts at GMU in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at GMU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Humanities 6

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*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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