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Duke University MA in Liberal Arts General Studies

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
$33,993 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Individualized Studies. 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 Duke University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Liberal Arts from Duke Cost?

$59,140 Average Tuition and Fees

Duke Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Duke paid an average of $3,360 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$57,900$57,900
Fees$1,240$1,240

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Liberal Arts From Duke?

$33,993 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their master’s degree from Duke is $33,993 per year. That is 28% lower than the national average of $47,422.

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Does Duke Offer an Online MA in Liberal Arts?

Online degrees for the Duke liberal arts master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Duke Online Learning page.

Duke Master’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
75.0% Women
37.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 16 master’s degrees in liberal arts handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 37.5% of liberal arts master’s degree recipients at Duke in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American6
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White7
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities1

MA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at Duke

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Individualized Studies16

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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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