2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 556,813 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 1,067 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts & Humanities
Our analysis found Excelsior College to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
About 50% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 50% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,289 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at University of Virginia, 38% are male and 62% are female.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 48% are male.
Out of the 1,067 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 72% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 560 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at UNT, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.
About 56% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 44% are male.
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The Evergreen State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the suburb of Olympia, Evergreen is a public school with a small student population.
About 62% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 38% are male.
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California State University - Fresno ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 12% are male.
Northern Arizona University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 64% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
With a ranking of #10, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
Of the 422 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at BYU - I, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Of the 376 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at ASU - Skysong, 40% are male and 60% are female.
California State University - Bakersfield came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. CSUB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.
About 84% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 16% are male.
George Mason University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 357 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at GMU, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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Columbia College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Women make up 51% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Women make up 55% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 54% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report
California State University - Northridge came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 82% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 39% are male.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report
With a ranking of #18, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.
Of the 315 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at FDU, 57% are male and 43% are female.
Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
About 63% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 37% are male.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at The University of Texas at Arlington Report
With a ranking of #21, Sarah Lawrence College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sarah Lawrence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bronxville.
Women make up 71% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Sarah Lawrence College Report
California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
Women make up 91% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
About 60% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 40% are male.
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James Madison University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
Women make up 90% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1067 different United States liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities by Region
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Majors Related to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Liberal Arts General Studies | 556,813 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 27 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).
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