2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stony Brook University to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Women make up 67% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 32% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY 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 . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 48 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at The Graduate Center, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 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 city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 41 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Johns Hopkins, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s College landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. John's Annapolis is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Annapolis.
Of the 25 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at St. John's Annapolis, 64% are male and 36% are female.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at St John’s College Report
University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Of the 22 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at UPenn, 41% are male and 59% are female.
The College at Brockport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 81% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at The College at Brockport Report
Georgetown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 40% are male.
Rutgers University - Camden came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Rutgers Camden, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Towson University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 25% are male.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Towson University Report
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 |
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 26 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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