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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences and humanities was ranked 3rd in Iowa. In fact, 5,966 were awarded in the state 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.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

#1

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Upper Iowa University the most popular online school in Iowa for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

Women make up 13% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#2

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Buena Vista University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their online bachelor’s degree. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.

About 25% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Buena Vista University

#3

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Waldorf University Report

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 3 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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