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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota College at Bottineau. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Bottineau, MSU-Bottineau is a public school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Dakota College at Bottineau

Explore the most popular online liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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

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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 2 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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