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

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #12 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 3,589 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 156 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at WCUPA, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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

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#3

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Out of the 63 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Wilkes, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#4

Neumann University

Aston, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neumann University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Neumann, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Drexel, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

About 40% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 60% are male.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

Women make up 63% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Mansfield University is a small public school located in the distant town of Mansfield.

Of the 32 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Mansfield University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

Women make up 57% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Liberal Arts & Humanities students in the state of Pennsylvania that almost earned our Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
11 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
12 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 9,619
New York 19,150
Maryland 9,515
Delaware 649
District of Columbia 145

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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