In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Liberal Arts & Humanities degree recipients are Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, and Orlando, FL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Liberal Arts & Humanities is a associates degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Liberal Arts & Humanities and the types of students that study this field. Miami Dade College awards the most degrees in Liberal Arts & Humanities in the US, but Emory University-Oxford College and University of South Carolina-Sumter have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Liberal Arts & Humanities.
Tuition costs for Liberal Arts & Humanities majors are, on average, $6,902 for in-state public colleges, and $32,770 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Liberal Arts & Humanities programs are Public, 2-year institutions (777 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (325,163 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Liberal Arts & Humanities, is Public, 2-year (325,163 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Liberal Arts & Humanities programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Liberal Arts & Humanities programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Emory University-Oxford College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Liberal Arts & Humanities, with 100%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Liberal Arts & Humanities majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Liberal Arts & Humanities majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Liberal Arts & Humanities majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Liberal Arts & Humanities majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Liberal Arts & Humanities degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Liberal Arts & Humanities (245,218 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Liberal Arts & Humanities. The most common ages of employees with this major are 40 and 38 years old, which represent 2.88% and 2.74% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Liberal Arts & Humanities are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Liberal Arts & Humanities are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Liberal Arts & Humanities for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Europe that hold Liberal Arts & Humanities degrees (6.34 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (11,869 degree recipients).