Liberal Arts · Oklahoma

Oklahoma colleges that awarded Liberal Arts credentials

14 colleges in Oklahoma reported conferring Liberal Arts credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2023-24, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 14 awarded a degree. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.

Colleges and what they awarded

Largest first by credentials conferred in 2023-24. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.

Colleges in Oklahoma that conferred Liberal Arts credentials in 2023-24, with the number awarded and whether any was a degree.
CollegeCredentials awardedHighest level
Tulsa Community College443Degree
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus240Degree
Rose State College146Degree
Redlands Community College88Degree
Oklahoma Christian University84Degree
Western Oklahoma State College55Degree
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus38Degree
Oral Roberts University38Degree
Oklahoma City Community College26Degree
Langston University19Degree
Rogers State University12Degree
University of Central Oklahoma8Degree
Southwestern Christian University4Degree
University of Tulsa2Degree

Looking for Liberal Arts programs in Oklahoma? This page lists every college that reported awarding Liberal Arts credentials to the federal government in 2023-24 — 14 of them — with the credential level each one awarded. That is a record of credentials conferred, not a confirmation that a college is currently admitting students, so confirm current availability with the college before it changes where you apply.

How much of this field is in Oklahoma

Credentials awarded
1,203
Share of U.S. total
0.4%
Colleges awarding it
14
Awarding a degree
14

Oklahoma colleges conferred 1,203 Liberal Arts credentials in 2023-24, which is 0.4% of the 341,083 conferred across the 51 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 14 colleges here, every one awarded a degree. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.

What level those credentials were

  • Associate68%817
  • Bachelor's22%259
  • Graduate11%127

Most Liberal Arts credentials awarded in Oklahoma were associate degrees. The mix here is close to the national pattern for this field. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.

We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?

How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 37% of Oklahoma’s Liberal Arts credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.

What these Oklahoma colleges cost

Median net price across the 12 of these 14 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Liberal Arts program specifically, and not a quote for any family.

0-30k
$12,060
30-48k
$13,183
48-75k
$16,413
75-110k
$21,227
110k+
$23,246

A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $12,060 at these colleges, against $23,246 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every Oklahoma college by income band.

What this evidence does and does not prove

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

How this list was built

From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.

This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in Oklahoma — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?

What Liberal Arts graduates go on to do

Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Liberal Arts, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.

Occupations associated with Liberal Arts, with median annual wage, projected annual openings, and the education most entrants hold.
OccupationMedian payOpenings / yrMost entrants hold
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,49013,500Doctoral or professional degree

Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.

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