2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major
215
Ranked Colleges
1,863
Degrees Awarded
$46,946
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 538,925 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In , liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $28,316 and had an average of $15,943 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,863 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major” ranking analyzed 215 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts general studies.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major. Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is located in Portland, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St John’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major. Annapolis, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 31 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. John’s College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Santa Fe, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 215 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacifica Graduate Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Carpinteria, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major. Alaska Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Alaska Pacific University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Goddard College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Located in Plainfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking, coming in at #7. UD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UD Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Tiffin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and it awarded 43 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Wilson College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. Wilson is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Union Institute & University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Union Institute & University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 109 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Oklahoma
Tennessee Technological University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Tennessee Technological University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of Chicago ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 155 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.
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Wesleyan University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. SMC is located in Moraga, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California
Hollins University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Hollins is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Hollins University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Tennessee State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Tennessee State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 43 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full AUM Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Prescott College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking, coming in at #20. Prescott College is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Stony Brook University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 53 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Christian University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Texas Christian University
Indiana University - South Bend landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. Indiana University - South Bend is located in South Bend, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. This small school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 22 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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