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

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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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the most popular school in the Southeast Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

About 71% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Memphis Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at North Carolina State University

#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 4 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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#5

Hollins University

Roanoke, VA

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hollins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hollins is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Roanoke.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Hollins University Report

#5

Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Hill College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Spring Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Mobile.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Spring Hill College

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,724
Virginia 9,302
North Carolina 18,234
Florida 64,444
Tennessee 10,186
Kentucky 6,493
South Carolina 4,243
Louisiana 2,864
Arkansas 5,205
Alabama 5,890
Mississippi 5,696
West Virginia 3,558

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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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