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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 45% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Chadron State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Plains States Region . Chadron State College is a small public school located in the town of Chadron.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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

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#7

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn 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 #7 on the list. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

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#7

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Baker University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Baker University Report

#7

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary 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 #7 on the list. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 #7 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8,280
Minnesota 6,264
Kansas 6,339
Iowa 5,966
Nebraska 1,612
North Dakota 953
South Dakota 222

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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