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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

19 Colleges
$65,988 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts general studies students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for liberal arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Liberal Arts majors at Northwestern take out an average of $21,333 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate liberal arts general studies programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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#9

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts general studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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University of Connecticut landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 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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