2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 43,359 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stony Brook University to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Women make up 67% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 73 students majoring in liberal arts at NYU, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 32% are male.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s College landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. John's Annapolis is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annapolis.
Women make up 36% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 59% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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The College at Brockport landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in liberal arts at SUNY Brockport, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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Georgetown University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in liberal arts at Georgetown, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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Towson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in liberal arts at Towson, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Rutgers University - Camden 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. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in liberal arts at Rutgers Camden, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Request InformationBest Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 3,589 |
| New York | 19,150 |
| Maryland | 9,515 |
| New Jersey | 9,619 |
| District of Columbia | 145 |
| Delaware | 649 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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.