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Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 18,292 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular online school in Illinois for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 167 students majoring in liberal arts at WIU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Liberal Arts majors at WIU take out an average of $30,879 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $216.

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Out of the 2 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Of the 58 students majoring in liberal arts at SIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

On average, liberal arts graduates from SIUC take out $26,953 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,711
Ohio 11,432
Indiana 3,815
Wisconsin 2,376

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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