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

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 North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of liberal arts. Combined, these schools handed out 75 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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in North Carolina ranking.

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 North Carolina

Learn about 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 North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

28 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were roughly 28 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in liberal arts from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were roughly 17 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

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3

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

11 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wake Forest University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 11 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

10 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Wilmington is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in liberal arts. UNCW is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

There were approximately 10 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte.

There were approximately 5 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

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6

University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UNCA is a small public university located in the city of Asheville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

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

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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	427	41
Georgia	361	12
Virginia	305	6
Tennessee	296	38
South Carolina	251	13
Alabama	248	32
Kentucky	248	6
Louisiana	235	7
Mississippi	205	4
Arkansas	184	10
West Virginia	154	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	16

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.