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Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor'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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts General Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the United States for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Of the 13 students majoring in liberal arts at UT Dallas, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 10 students majoring in liberal arts at UMBC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#5

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pacifica Graduate Institute is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Carpinteria, Pacifica Graduate Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 6 students majoring in liberal arts at Georgetown, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Of the 5 students majoring in liberal arts at Salve Regina, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Of the 5 students majoring in liberal arts at GMU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#7

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #7, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#10

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

Montana State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 29 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).

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