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Liberal Arts General Studies at Harvard University

Here is an overview of this program at Harvard University. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 12 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

Harvard University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

College Factual ranks Harvard University as a strong choice for liberal arts general studies, placing at #24 out of 1,544 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	24 of 1,544
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Massachusetts	1 of 29
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region	3 of 70

Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available at Harvard University

The following degree levels are available for liberal arts general studies at Harvard University, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	22

Harvard University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Harvard University handed out 22 bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Harvard University is among the very best schools in the country for liberal arts general studies at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 12 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17

Student Debt of Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Harvard University, liberal arts general studies students borrow a median amount of $20,126 in student loans. This is above $16,616, the typical median for all majors at Harvard University.

Harvard University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$51,143	$56,550
Fees	$5,126	$5,126

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of liberal arts general studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies bachelor’s degree graduates at Harvard University were White. Approximately 55% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	5

Humanities/Humanistic Studies (Bachelor’s)

Harvard University awarded 20 bachelor’s degrees in humanities/humanistic studies in the latest year of data — 60% to women and 40% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (60%).

• Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #1
• Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #2
• Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #3

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

Harvard University awarded 2 bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the most recent reporting year — 50% to women and 50% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (50%).

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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