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Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$46,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 142,446 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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

Our analysis found Saint Mary’s College of California to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 42% are male.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 78% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#3

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pacifica Graduate Institute is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Carpinteria, Pacifica Graduate Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in liberal arts at Pacifica Graduate Institute, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 9 students majoring in liberal arts at SDSU, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 22% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#6

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Alaska Pacific University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Alaska Pacific is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

About 86% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 14% are male.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#8

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Mount Saint Mary’s 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 #8 on the list. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 60% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco 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 #9 on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Dominican University of California 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 #9 on the list. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of San Rafael.

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

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Nevada 1,679
Hawaii 2,024
Alaska 417

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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