Value proposition

Penn State College of the Liberal Arts is home to 49 undergrad majors, 53 minors, and 39 grad and certificate programs.

Penn State College of the Liberal Arts is one of the premier higher education institutions to study and work in the liberal arts disciplines. We offer outstanding programs in fields ranging from anthropology to women's studies, with an impressive variety of other humanities, life, and social science fields to choose from. On campus, we offer 50 undergraduate majors and graduate work in 29 fields. Online, we offer 15 bachelor's, master's, and associate degrees. Our strategic plan emphasizes national leadership in research and graduate education and our mission of providing a fine traditional liberal arts education combined with digital fluency, global awareness, and assistance in making the transition from the classroom to a career.

Higher education, Liberal Arts, Anthropology, Sociology, English, Spanish, History, African American Studies, Women's Studies, Penn State, Philosophy, Communication Arts and Sciences, Asian Studies, Criminology, Comparative Literature, French and Francophone Studies, Economics, Jewish Studies, Political Science, Labor and Employment Relations, Psychology, Public Policy, Latina/o Studies, and Applied Linguistics