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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Women make up 40% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Iowa Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Kansas

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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 averages are for the top 4 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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