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General Studies Degree Online Program Overview

Tailor your degree and earn it faster with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in General Studies degree online. This meaningful milestone can help you maximize already-earned credits and get a degree in the shortest amount of time – especially if you're already working in a field you love.

At Southern New Hampshire University, your general studies degree can give you a strong foundation of general education courses, including writing, humanities, history and science. You’ll also develop in-demand career skills like critical thinking and communication to gain an edge in the competitive job market.

Learn how to:

• View human culture and the world through multiple lenses
• Adapt communication for various audiences
• Analyze and assess the value of information
• Show empathy toward diverse cultures and perspectives
• Make ethical decisions to promote positive change
• Apply classroom learning to real world situations

With the help of your academic advisor, you’ll focus your online general studies degree on a concentration that aligns with your interests and career goals. Concentrations for a bachelor of general studies include information technology, business, communication, creative writing, psychology, sport management and so much more.

Career Outlook

A general studies degree can prepare you for a range of job opportunities. The critical thinking and communication skills you gain with a bachelor of general studies can benefit many career paths. And having a 4-year degree can help you advance a career across many fields.

Earning an undergraduate degree can significantly boost your lifetime earnings and reduce your chances of unemployment. A general studies degree program can help you complete your degree – and reap these benefits – faster.

A bachelor’s degree could increase your median weekly earnings by about 67%, compared to working with only a high school diploma. In 2019, bachelor's degree holders also earned 33% more each week than workers who have completed some college courses but do not have a degree.

Jobs for bachelor’s degree holders are growing. Jobs that require a 4-year degree are projected to grow 10% between 2016 and 2026 – faster than the national average.

Bachelor’s degree holders also experienced lower rates of unemployment than workers with less education, at just 2.2% in 2019. Workers with some college experience but no degree saw 3.3% unemployment in 2019, while the unemployment rate for workers with only a high school diploma was 3.7%.

A bachelor of general studies from SNHU can give you the skills you need to get started in entry-level and management positions across a broad range of industries.

With dozens of degree concentrations available, you can get the specialized training you need to explore careers in fast-growing fields like human services, human resources, marketing and more.

For example, jobs for social and human services assistants are projected to grow 13% between 2018 and 2028. The need for human resource specialists is projected to see a 5% increase, and jobs for advertising, promotions and marketing managers may see an 8% increase by 2028.

An online general studies degree can also prepare you to advance your education with one of SNHU’s many online master’s degree programs. By completing your undergraduate degree as quickly as possible, you can get started on a valuable master’s degree sooner.

Earning your master's degree can boost your career growth and salary potential even further. Workers with a master’s degree earned a median weekly salary of $1,497 in 2019 – about 20% higher than bachelor’s degree holders. The same year, master's degree holders saw just 2% unemployment rates.