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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor'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. 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 Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Maryland - Baltimore County to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Georgetown, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 9,619
Pennsylvania 3,589
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 5 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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