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

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 215 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the liberal arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of Oklahoma Norman Campus to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

Women make up 48% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 137 students majoring in liberal arts at UChicago, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 215 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in liberal arts at Tennessee Tech University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

About 77% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in liberal arts at The Graduate Center, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Fort Hays State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 41 students majoring in liberal arts at Johns Hopkins, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#11

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

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#12

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

With a ranking of #12, Austin Peay State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#13

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern Methodist University Report

#15

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

With a ranking of #15, University of Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#15

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tiffin.

About 65% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in liberal arts at UNC Greensboro, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#18

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

About 77% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 62% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#20

St John's College

Annapolis, MD

St John’s College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Annapolis, St. John's Annapolis is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#20

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#22

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in liberal arts at Dartmouth, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#24

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

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American Public University System ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 50% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#26

Duke University

Durham, NC
#26

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT
#30

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
33 Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria, CA
34 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY
35 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
35 Georgetown University Washington, DC
37 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
37 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
37 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
40 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX
40 University of St. Thomas Houston, TX
42 Towson University Towson, MD
42 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
42 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ

Liberal Arts General Studies by Region

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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