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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

29 Colleges
$32,881 Avg Salary
$27,591 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 10,486 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $663, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.

Liberal Arts majors at Champlain take out an average of $24,401 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from Wesleyan U carry an average student debtload of $15,460. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $591, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charter Oak State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from Charter Oak State College carry an average student debtload of $25,077.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Liberal Arts majors at SNHU take out an average of $30,349 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Providence College

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #7, Providence College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Providence take out $28,791 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #8, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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Thomas More College of Liberal Arts landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Merrimack, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts general studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from UMA carry an average student debtload of $30,650.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,382
Connecticut 2,207
New Hampshire 2,654
Maine 630
Rhode Island 1,275
Vermont 305

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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