2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

Liberal Arts General Studies is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #123 out of the 306 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 doctor's degrees in liberal arts general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

The liberal arts doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality liberal arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts general studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts general studies students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for liberal arts general studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for liberal arts general studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Liberal Arts

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

6 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies has to take a look at Georgetown University. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from Georgetown University

2

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies has to look into Southern Methodist University. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from Southern Methodist University

3

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies needs to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from Johns Hopkins University

4

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies has to check out Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from Ohio State University - Main Campus

5

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

1 Annual Graduates

Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from Tulane University of Louisiana

6

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

4 Annual Graduates

MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Bozeman.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from Montana State University

7

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

5 Annual Graduates

GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from George Mason University

8

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

1 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from University of Louisville

9

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from The University of Montana

10

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

2 Annual Graduates

NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Liberal Arts General Studies by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts

One of 0 majors within the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities area of study, Liberal Arts General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Liberal Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Humanities	47
Liberal Arts	29
Individualized Studies	12
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.