General Studies

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

28th

Popular nationwide

261

Search Rank on O's List

277

Colleges offer it

14,422

Graduates (2018-19)

University of North Texas	692
University of Mississippi	421
The University of Texas at Arlington	345
University of Nebraska at Omaha	305
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	303
University of Central Oklahoma	253
Western Kentucky University	239
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	237
East Carolina University	235
Eastern Kentucky University	232

Average public university graduating class: 82 students.

Southern New Hampshire University	769
Brigham Young University-Idaho	619
Columbia College	444
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	336
DePaul University	280
Oklahoma City University	61
Texas Christian University	58
William Carey University	57
University of Bridgeport	54
Oakwood University	42

Average private university graduating class: 26 students.

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

Major	Graduates	Colleges
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	24,006	500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	3,938	113
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	1,672	156