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General Professional Studies Degree Jobs and Salaries

Utilize Your General Professional Studies Competencies in Any Career

Succeed in careers across industries

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Benedictine University’s B.A. in General Professional Studies degree completion program emphasizes liberal arts plus leading-edge skills. This ensures you’re well prepared for the career path you’re most passionate about, whether in business, communications, education, government, health care, social services and more.

  • Connect assignments to your ideal career
  • Bolster your resume and prepare for advancement
  • Develop a comprehensive portfolio

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General Professional Studies Degree Jobs

Project Management Specialist $100,750 2023 median annual wage1

Human Resources Specialist $72,910 2023 median annual wage2

Public Relations Specialist $69,780 2023 median annual wage3

News Analysts, Reporters and Journalists $60,280 2023 median annual wage4

Explore the Outlook for General Professional Studies Degree Jobs

With your general professional studies degree, jobs are diverse across industries and fields. Your bachelor’s degree will lead to a higher salary potential in nearly any career. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, individuals with an associate degree made $1,058 per week in 2023, while those with a bachelor’s degree made $1,493.5

In today’s thriving economy, many jobs for professional studies degree holders are growing fast.

  • About 77,000 openings for project management specialists are projected each year, on average, from 2023 to 2033.1
  • Human resources specialists will have 86,200 projected openings each year over the same decade.2
  • Public relations specialists with social media expertise will be needed to help clients use the platforms effectively.3

Program Outcomes and Skills Acquired

What You’ll Learn

Benedictine’s online B.A. in General Professional Studies helps you achieve the following competencies for each course.

  • Prioritize resources to meet commitments. Anticipate and persist through difficult and complex situations.
  • Embrace change, manage multiple demands and adapt ideas or different approaches suitable to changing circumstances.
  • Assess the significance and the impact of decisions on individuals, communities and the natural world both now and into the future.
  • Distill large amounts of disparate and/or complex content into refined information and good design.
  • Evaluate and apply appropriate decision frameworks based on assessing the task at hand.
  • Seek relevant, credible background knowledge to support critical thinking and decision making.
  • Lead, cultivate and participate actively with diverse groups of people toward a shared goal. Communicate effectively and seek a variety of perspectives.
  • Focus on enriching the lives of individuals, building better organizations and promoting the common good in morally responsible ways.

Skills You’ll Gain

  • Adaptation
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Ethical Decision Making
  • Graphic Design
  • Intercultural and Multicultural Engagement
  • Leadership
  • Quantitative Research and Reasoning

Reach Your Full Professional Potential

Your relationship with Benedictine University doesn’t end when you graduate. Our goal is to promote your lifelong personal and professional development by providing you with a foundation for becoming a self-directed learner. From resume assistance to comprehensive career assessment tools, we offer many ways to define and pursue your professional aspirations.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Project Management Specialists.” April 18, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/project-management-specialists.htm.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Human Resources Specialists.” April 18, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/human-resources-specialists.htm.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Public Relations Specialists.” April 18, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/public-relations-specialists.htm.
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “News Analysts, Reporters and Journalists.” April 18, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/reporters-correspondents-and-broadcast-news-analysts.htm.
  5. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Employment Projections: Education Pays.” August 29, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/emp/chart-unemployment-earnings-education.htm.