Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Gaston College

Below are the key facts about this program at Gaston College. It is offered at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #6 out of 60 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

Gaston College Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#513 in the U.S.

#11 in North Carolina

#87 in the Southeast Region

College Factual rates Gaston College highly for liberal arts general studies, ranked #513 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	513 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in North Carolina	11 of 75
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	87 of 420

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at Gaston College

Here is each degree level granted in liberal arts general studies at Gaston College, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	475

Gaston College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Gaston College awarded 475 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

Gaston College is in the top 10% of the country for liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #6 out of 60 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina	6
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	52
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	284

Gaston College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$3,186 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$6,334 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,432	$8,576
Fees	$754	$754

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Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 36% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at Gaston College are White. About 48% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Gaston College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Gaston College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	226
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	146

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

Gaston College conferred 432 associate’s completions in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies recently — 62% to women and 38% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (47%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina — #6
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #43
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #233

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (Associate’s)

Gaston College granted 41 associate’s completions in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities, other in the most recent reporting year — 88% to women and 12% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (51%).

Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina — #3
Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #9
Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools — #38

General Studies (Associate’s)

Gaston College conferred 2 associate’s degrees in general studies recently — 50% to women and 50% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (100%).

References

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