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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in District of Columbia

7 Colleges
$49,147 Avg Salary
$24,861 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

With 145 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the #48 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of the District of Columbia the most popular school in District of Columbia for liberal arts general studies students. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at University of the District of Columbia take out is $27,900.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Liberal Arts majors at Georgetown take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Trinity College accumulate an average of around $24,147 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,589
New York 19,150
Maryland 9,515
New Jersey 9,619
Delaware 649

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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