General Studies

Liberal Arts • Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

What is it about?

An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.

Numbers at a glance

28th
Popular nationwide
263
Search Rank on O's List
277
Colleges offer it
14,422
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
5,952
Women
8,470

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O's Insights on General Studies

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 73% of graduates come from public universities.

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