2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 31% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salus University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.
Women make up 86% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at St John’s College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . St. John's Annapolis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Annapolis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Goldey - Beacom College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Wilmington, Goldey - Beacom College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Centenary University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bloomfield College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield, Bloomfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Request InformationBest Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools 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 |
Majors Related to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 13 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.