2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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.
Across the Plains States region, there were 30,177 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,069 and $13,749 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts general studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree liberal arts students.
Top 14 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 27 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Fort Hays State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Chadron State College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Metropolitan State University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at UMKC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 3 students 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 Wichita State University
Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Washington University in St Louis
Baker University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Baker University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baldwin City, Kansas. It awarded 0 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Baker University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of South Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 74 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 USD
University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 0 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at UMN Duluth
With a ranking of #7, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 100 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Washburn University
South Dakota State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 93 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full South Dakota State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 3 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Creighton University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Creighton University is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 0 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Creighton
University of Mary landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 26 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at UMary
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
