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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$32,881 Avg Salary
$27,591 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of South Florida - Main Campus to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Southeast Region . ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Women make up 65% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Southeast Region . GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Women make up 64% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Out of the 43 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

Women make up 67% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 43 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Women make up 56% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

Women make up 70% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 139 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at UNC Greensboro, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#8

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

About 63% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 37% are male.

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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

About 26% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#10

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.

Of the 102 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Jacksonville State University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Explore the most popular online liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,234
West Virginia 3,558
South Carolina 4,243
Florida 64,444
Virginia 9,302
Arkansas 5,205
Mississippi 5,696
Louisiana 2,864
Alabama 5,890
Kentucky 6,493
Georgia 7,724
Tennessee 10,186

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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