2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Pennsylvania

A master's degree in liberal arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #125 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of liberal arts. Combined, these schools handed out 35 master's degrees in liberal arts to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in liberal studies matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Pennsylvania 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

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for liberal arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in Pennsylvania

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

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

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

28 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in liberal arts in Pennsylvania.

There were about 28 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in liberal arts from University of Pennsylvania

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Temple University if you want to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.

There were about 4 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Temple University

3

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in liberal arts has to take a look at Villanova University. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in liberal arts in Pennsylvania.

There were about 3 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Villanova University

4

Widener University
Chester, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Widener University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Widener University

4

Alvernia University
Reading, PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Alvernia University if you want to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Alvernia University

4

Gratz College
Melrose Park, PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Gratz College if you want to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Gratz College

 

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	296
Maryland	342	72
District of Columbia	330	14
New Jersey	323	10

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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
Humanities	5
General Studies	2

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.