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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the most popular school in the New England Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 56% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#4

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lesley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the New England Region . Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools 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 7 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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