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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 83% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northern Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

Women make up 33% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Southeast is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the suburb of New 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

With a ranking of #6, Valparaiso University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #6, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,815
Michigan 9,711
Ohio 11,432
Illinois 18,292
Wisconsin 2,376

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 12 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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