The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Liberal Arts program at Argosy University offers an integrative approach to learning which aims to develop competencies in the basic academic areas and disciplines in higher education. It incorporates courses that develop the individual, prepare them for the workplace, and to participate constructively in a global society.
The BA in Liberal Arts is a degree program alternative which may appeal to those with previous transferable college credit seeking to complete and earn their bachelor’s degree as well as those seeking a broader focused bachelor’s degree program.
The BA in Liberal Arts gives students the opportunity to integrate real-world experience with the critical acquisition of a variety of knowledge and skills that not only encourages sensitivity to the diversity of cultures, but also creates a desire to achieve personal and professional excellence.
- Communications
- Research
- Analysis
- Evaluation
- Critical Thinking
- Sensitivity to Diversity
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, workers with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $57,181 in 2007. By contrast those with some college or an Associate’s degree earned an average of $35,138 during the same period a difference of 63%. The average earnings of those with just a high school degree in 2007 was $31,286.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Press Release,April 27, 2009,
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/013618.html,
U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Table A-3.
Mean Earnings of Workers 18 Years and Over, by Educational Attainment, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex: 1975 to 2007 on the internet at
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html