2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Mississippi

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #21 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the most popular for liberal arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 179 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in liberal studies matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Mississippi ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality liberal arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for liberal arts.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in Mississippi

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for liberal arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Liberal Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

105 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MS

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in Mississippi.

There were roughly 105 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS

62 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MS

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts needs to check out Alcorn State University. Located in the remote area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in Mississippi.

There were roughly 62 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Alcorn State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Alcorn State University

3

Blue Mountain College
Blue Mountain, MS

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Blue Mountain College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Blue Mountain College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Blue Mountain.

There were about 9 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Blue Mountain College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Blue Mountain College

4

Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MS

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts needs to take a look at Mississippi University for Women. Located in the remote town of Columbus, MUW is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in Mississippi.

There were approximately 2 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at MUW in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Mississippi University for Women

5

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

There were approximately 1 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Mississippi State University

6

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from University of Mississippi

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	519
Georgia	447	193
Tennessee	445	797
North Carolina	434	603
Virginia	417	1,917
South Carolina	353	307
Alabama	318	122
Kentucky	318	264
Louisiana	295	58
Arkansas	287	65
West Virginia	235	63

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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 Majors Related to Liberal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	364
Individualized Studies	14

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.