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Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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 Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor'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.

The following school tops our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Washington University in St Louis

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 values are for the top school 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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