The main focus area for this major is Liberal Arts. 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 Indiana University - Bloomington. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. IU Bloomington is in the top 10% of the country for liberal arts. More specifically it was ranked #85 out of 1,259 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at IU Bloomington was $1,131 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $307 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,815 | $36,194 |
Fees | $1,406 | $1,406 |
Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,206 | $11,206 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,830 | $2,830 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at IU Bloomington in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,628.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from IU Bloomington make an average of $29,277 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $30,751.
Online degrees for the IU Bloomington liberal arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IU Bloomington Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 46.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.7% of the liberal arts bachelor’s degrees at IU Bloomington in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 30 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 154 |
International Students | 14 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Liberal Arts | 238 |
*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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