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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$65,988 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 fairly 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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#2

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salus University landed the # 2 spot on the 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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#3

St John's College

Annapolis, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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 large city of Pittsburgh.

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#5

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Centenary University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

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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#5

Goldey - Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Goldey - Beacom College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wilmington, Goldey - Beacom College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bloomfield College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large 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 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 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).

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