by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 538,925 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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.
Across North Carolina, there were 17,641 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,649 and $17,901 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $46,159 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree liberal arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. UNCA is a small public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #4 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s liberal arts degrees 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
North Carolina State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, 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 94%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at North Carolina State University
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