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University of Pennsylvania MA in Liberal Arts General Studies

28 Master's Degrees Awarded
$52,941 Average Salary

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 University of Pennsylvania. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in liberal arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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

$41,760 Average Tuition and Fees

UPenn Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UPenn was $1,855 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $37,678 $37,678
Fees $4,082 $4,082

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

$52,941 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their master’s degree from UPenn is $52,941 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $47,422.

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Does UPenn Offer an Online MA in Liberal Arts?

UPenn does not offer an online option for its liberal arts master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPenn Online Learning page.

UPenn Master’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts

28 Master's Degrees Awarded
53.6% Women
21.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 28 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

Women made up around 53.6% of the liberal arts students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 21.4% of liberal arts master’s degree recipients at UPenn in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 14
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

MA in Liberal Arts Focus Areas at UPenn

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts 28

References

*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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