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CIP PROGRAM: 24.0102
General Studies.

Summary: An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 101381 14691 183
2021 101850 13688 168
2022 101233 13266 203
2023 96531 12541 183
2024 90202 12488 175
Change -4.78% -14.63% -

Related CIPs

24 LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
24.01 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
24.0101 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
24.0102 General Studies.
24.0103 Humanities/Humanistic Studies.
24.0199 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in General Studies.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Alabama A & M University25 -72.73%
Albertus Magnus College1 +22.22%
Alcorn State University37 -
American Public University System97 +20.65%
Ana G. Mendez University174 -
Andrews University18 +80.00%
Anna Maria College9 -16.67%
Arkansas State University177 +9.84%
Arlington Baptist University8 -28.57%
Aurora University23 -
Austin Peay State University32 +5.13%
Avila University10 -
Baker College32 +17.07%
Barry University4 -50.00%
Benedict College2 -50.00%
Benedictine University5 -
Black Hills State University10 -
Bluefield State University18 -38.89%
Bradley University4 -
Brenau University10 +180.00%
Brescia University9 -20.00%
Brewton-Parker College2 -
Brigham Young University-Idaho116 -62.36%
Cameron University22 +4.35%
Carlow University7 -12.50%
Carnegie Mellon University7 -
Catawba College2 -
Centenary University15 -26.67%
Central Baptist College2 -50.00%
Central Connecticut State University46 -
Charleston Southern University4 -
Chicago State University9 +1900.00%
Chowan University8 +300.00%
City University of Seattle3 -100.00%
Coker University1 -
College of Saint Mary17 +120.00%
College of the Ozarks5 +100.00%
Columbia College223 -40.54%
Concord University72 +1.41%
Concordia University-Saint Paul12 -45.45%
Cornell College6 +125.00%
Cornell University21 +12.50%
Crowley's Ridge College1 +400.00%
Culver-Stockton College3 -
Cumberland University12 -
Dakota State University17 -21.05%
DePaul University119 -76.07%
Defiance College2 -72.73%
Delta State University20 -30.00%
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies11 -30.00%
East Tennessee State University5 -52.38%
Eastern Connecticut State University48 -72.88%
Eastern Kentucky University163 -29.31%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus66 +22.81%
Emory & Henry University6 -
Emporia State University42 -3.85%
Fairfield University9 +140.00%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus11 -35.29%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus184 -31.55%
Fairmont State University35 -22.73%
Ferris State University62 -32.81%
Ferrum College16 +25.00%
Fisk University1 +500.00%
Fontbonne University5 -
Fresno Pacific University4 -
Friends University19 +800.00%
George Mason University73 +326.67%
Georgia Southern University133 -21.60%
Georgia Southwestern State University9 +66.67%
Glenville State University13 -16.67%
Grambling State University33 -
Grand View University2 -
Hampton University11 -50.00%
Harding University16 -41.67%
Henderson State University38 +6.25%
Howard Payne University1 +150.00%
Idaho State University41 -2.27%
Illinois State University27 -32.32%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion10 -9.09%
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global55 -28.33%
Jackson State University21 -
John Brown University8 -66.67%
Johnson & Wales University-Online5 +66.67%
Johnson & Wales University-Providence1 -100.00%
Juniata College4 -
Kent State University at Kent107 -35.66%
Kentucky Wesleyan College3 -33.33%
King's College5 -
La Roche University1 -100.00%
La Sierra University2 -
LaGrange College2 +150.00%
Lake Superior State University5 -12.50%
Lamar University26 -32.17%
Lancaster Bible College2 -
Lewis University2 -
Lewis-Clark State College23 -41.18%
Life University32 +240.00%
Lindsey Wilson College15 +400.00%
Lipscomb University2 -42.86%
Louisiana Christian University10 -100.00%
Louisiana State University-Alexandria110 +25.68%
Louisiana State University-Shreveport52 +1.92%
Madonna University10 -
Marietta College4 -
Marshall University141 -22.58%
Mayville State University20 -15.00%
McNeese State University148 -15.87%
Middle Tennessee State University86 -18.75%
Midland University4 -66.67%
Minot State University21 -11.11%
Misericordia University6 -60.00%
Mississippi State University59 -50.00%
Mississippi University for Women1 -
Mississippi Valley State University34 -27.78%
Missouri Baptist University12 -6.25%
Morehead State University140 -12.08%
Morris Brown College4 -
Murray State University80 -1.09%
National University31 -
Nebraska Wesleyan University1 -100.00%
New Jersey Institute of Technology4 -20.00%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology4 -50.00%
North Greenville University12 +36.36%
Northeastern Illinois University7 +22.22%
Northeastern State University97 -7.95%
Northern State University14 -
Northwest Missouri State University22 -
Northwest Nazarene University11 -45.00%
Northwestern Oklahoma State University23 -11.54%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana115 -23.44%
Nova Southeastern University12 -66.67%
Oakland City University17 +6.67%
Oakwood University25 -23.81%
Ohio Christian University24 +4.76%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus232 -19.83%
Oklahoma Wesleyan University1 +200.00%
Olivet Nazarene University11 -
Palm Beach Atlantic University11 +28.57%
Parker University1 -100.00%
Paul Quinn College12 -
Piedmont University1 -60.00%
Potomac State College of West Virginia University3 -
Prairie View A & M University30 -
Quincy University2 +500.00%
Rhodes College7 -
Roberts Wesleyan University10 -61.54%
Rowan University67 +48.48%
SUNY Buffalo State University82 -18.10%
SUNY College at Plattsburgh19 -36.36%
SUNY Old Westbury33 -
Sacred Heart University16 +10.00%
Saginaw Valley State University32 +9.68%
Saint Francis University1 -
Saint Joseph's College of Maine3 +14.29%
Saint Louis University4 -29.41%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College7 -
Salem State University7 -
Seattle Pacific University4 +33.33%
Seton Hill University6 +50.00%
Shawnee State University16 +31.25%
Shepherd University65 -2.74%
Siena Heights University14 -26.92%
Sitting Bull College3 -100.00%
South Dakota State University33 -23.08%
Southeast Missouri State University139 -10.61%
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary2 -
Southeastern Louisiana University188 -13.30%
Southeastern Oklahoma State University91 +35.00%
Southeastern University28 -
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus33 -28.21%
Southern Connecticut State University40 -
Southern Nazarene University24 +18.18%
Southern New Hampshire University1311 +62.55%
Southern University at New Orleans22 -31.71%
Southern Utah University154 +59.42%
Southwest Minnesota State University9 -
Southwestern Adventist University3 +200.00%
Southwestern Assemblies of God University40 -34.29%
Spring Arbor University25 -
Spring Hill College13 +80.00%
Springfield College8 +30.77%
State University of New York at Cortland43 +8.57%
State University of New York at New Paltz12 -8.33%
Stillman College7 +50.00%
Sul Ross State University16 -
Tarleton State University96 -24.73%
Temple University1 -
Tennessee State University5 -25.00%
Tennessee Technological University27 -22.22%
Texas A & M University-Commerce137 -24.14%
Texas A & M University-Kingsville44 -
Texas A&M University-San Antonio19 -
Texas A&M University-Texarkana37 +21.88%
Texas Christian University39 -12.07%
Texas Southern University61 +11.94%
Texas State University146 +5.37%
Texas Tech University227 +13.40%
Texas Woman's University172 -12.73%
The Catholic University of America3 -
The Master's University and Seminary24 -34.62%
The University of Texas at Arlington224 -31.30%
The University of Texas at San Antonio158 -2.88%
Trevecca Nazarene University1 -50.00%
Trine University3 +400.00%
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses3 -
Trinity College of Florida1 -100.00%
Trinity Washington University6 -56.25%
Union Adventist University3 -20.00%
United States Air Force Academy3 -90.00%
United States Naval Academy8 -16.67%
University of Alabama at Birmingham84 +48.00%
University of Arkansas at Monticello25 -89.01%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff31 -18.18%
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith21 -63.27%
University of Bridgeport32 -44.44%
University of Central Arkansas46 +483.33%
University of Central Oklahoma184 -15.81%
University of Charleston11 +20.00%
University of Colorado Boulder9 -
University of Connecticut143 -22.79%
University of Dayton4 -44.44%
University of Hartford19 -15.38%
University of Holy Cross4 -
University of Idaho40 -52.63%
University of Jamestown1 -
University of Louisiana at Lafayette335 -1.98%
University of Louisiana at Monroe74 -38.14%
University of Louisville1 -
University of Maine7 -
University of Maine at Farmington12 -45.45%
University of Management and Technology1 -88.24%
University of Mary26 +8.33%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor30 +32.00%
University of Memphis12 -42.86%
University of Miami28 +7.41%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor49 +35.14%
University of Michigan-Dearborn1 -85.71%
University of Mississippi75 -80.05%
University of Missouri-Columbia121 -19.81%
University of Mobile6 -80.00%
University of Mount Union10 -
University of Nebraska at Kearney42 +158.33%
University of Nebraska at Omaha306 +30.82%
University of Nevada-Reno49 -40.00%
University of North Dakota105 -10.62%
University of North Georgia63 +167.86%
University of North Texas405 -34.15%
University of Pennsylvania1 -
University of Portland2 -50.00%
University of Providence2 -100.00%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras16 +62.50%
University of Sioux Falls1 -
University of South Dakota45 +51.43%
University of Southern Mississippi36 +25.64%
University of St Thomas21 +12.00%
University of Toledo22 +66.67%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus4 -
University of Washington-Seattle Campus7 -44.44%
University of Wyoming36 +485.71%
University of the Cumberlands215 -
University of the Ozarks2 -90.00%
University of the Southwest12 +350.00%
Utah State University50 -49.54%
Utah Valley University71 +20.75%
Valley City State University8 +300.00%
Vermont State University14 -
Villanova University7 +100.00%
Wake Forest University4 -88.89%
Walla Walla University7 -
Warner Pacific University1 -
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies1 -
Washington Adventist University11 -6.67%
Webster University12 -33.33%
West Liberty University23 -30.43%
West Texas A & M University137 +16.89%
West Virginia State University34 +15.22%
West Virginia University115 -35.21%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology21 -36.67%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg54 -40.26%
Western Kentucky University151 -42.26%
Westminster College1 -
Wichita State University76 -44.62%
Wilmington University1 -100.00%
Winston-Salem State University53 -15.91%
Worcester State University47 +57.14%
York University9 +57.14%
Youngstown State University102 +2.20%