2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the online liberal arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 51% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from Columbia College Missouri carry an average student debtload of $31,039.
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Out of the 28 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 257 students majoring in liberal arts at FHSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from FHSU carry an average student debtload of $30,324.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Women make up 64% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
Liberal Arts majors at UMKC take out an average of $32,000 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 59% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
Liberal Arts majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out an average of $29,102 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $140.
The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
About 47% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 53% are male.
Liberal Arts majors at KU take out an average of $26,916 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $287, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.
About 62% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 38% are male.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at UMSL take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $34,691.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 32% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
Liberal Arts majors at Mizzou take out an average of $24,124 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $278, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts general studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.
About 66% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 34% are male.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from WSU carry an average student debtload of $25,034.
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University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts general studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.
About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from UCM carry an average student debtload of $26,303.
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With a ranking of #10, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
Of the 52 students majoring in liberal arts at USD, 60% are male and 40% are female.
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 8,280 |
| Minnesota | 6,264 |
| Kansas | 6,339 |
| Iowa | 5,966 |
| Nebraska | 1,612 |
| North Dakota | 953 |
| South Dakota | 222 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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