Career Outlook for Liberal Studies Majors
Foundational Skills for In-Demand Roles
Complete in 3.5 Years
6 Starts Dates Per Year
The online BA in Liberal Studies degree from The American Women’s College of Bay Path University (TAWC) allows you to customize your learning experience to prepare for the career you want. You’ll build your own liberal arts curriculum based on your professional interests and graduate equipped with the credential to pursue graduate study, plus foundational skills to succeed in a wide range of industries.
- Liberal studies skills are sought by diverse employers1
- Courses taught by expert faculty with industry experience
- Study online on your schedule
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Explore Careers for Liberal Studies Majors
Event Planner $49,470 median annual salary2
Advertising Sales Agent $52,340 median annual salary3
Public Relations Specialist $62,800 median annual salary4
Editor $63,350 median annual salary5
Choose a Degree Tailored to Support Your Professional Goals
From media to education to design and a range of fields in between, the online BA in Liberal Studies degree will prepare you for diverse, high-paying jobs. You’ll graduate with foundational critical thinking and problem-solving skills that today’s employers demand, plus the academic credential to pursue graduate study and go beyond entry-level opportunities.
The online Liberal Studies degree can be completed entirely through TAWC’s virtual classroom without the requirement of traveling to campus. Study on your schedule and learn from expert faculty from the comfort of your own home or any location.
- 6% industry growth for the communications field expected by 20316
- Median annual salary for liberal arts careers was $62,340 in 20216
- More than 658,000 new jobs for education professionals to be created by 20317
What You’ll Learn and Skills Acquired
- Engage and learn from perspectives and experiences different from one’s own and understand how one’s place in the world both informs and limits one’s knowledge
- Understand the interrelationships between multiple perspectives, such as personal, social, cultural, disciplinary, environmental, local, and global
- Become an effective, integrative learner able to make simple connections among ideas and experiences, as well as synthesize and transfer learning to new, complex situations
- Develop critical thinking skills characterized by your comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion
- Develop well-rounded thinking skills that provide the ability to know when there is a need for information, as well as to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use and share that information for the problem at hand
- Become an effective problem solver and gain high-level literacy skills
By Graduation, You’ll Have the Following Skills:
- Critical thinking
- Leadership
- Adaptability
- Integrity
- Collaboration
- Problem-solving
Enjoy Lifelong Dedication to Your Career Success
You can always find the support you need to take the next step in your career whenever you need it. The Sullivan Career and Life Planning Center is here to help you from the day you enroll to the day you retire.
Choose Your Major
Customize your BA in Liberal Studies degree by choosing from a variety of career-focused majors designed to help you achieve your professional goals. A general degree pathway is also available.
Sources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Career Outlook. “Putting your liberal arts degree to work.” Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2017/article/liberal-arts.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners.” Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/meeting-convention-and-event-planners.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Advertising Sales Agents.” Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/sales/advertising-sales-agents.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Public Relations Specialists.” Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/public-relations-specialists.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Editors.” Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/editors.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Media and Communication Occupations.” Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/home.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Education, Training, and Library Occupations.” Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/home.htm.