2024 Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Liberal Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #123 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 master's degrees in liberal arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in North Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Liberal Studies

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from North Carolina State University

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in liberal arts has to check out University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

3

University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Asheville if you wish to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. UNCA is a small public university located in the small city of Asheville.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from University of North Carolina at Asheville

 

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	32
Georgia	370	7
Virginia	331	5
Tennessee	313	33
Kentucky	268	8
South Carolina	260	13
Alabama	258	32
Louisiana	250	8
Mississippi	243	7
Arkansas	187	24
West Virginia	164	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Studies

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Liberal Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Individualized Studies	20
Humanities	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.