2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Rhode Island

Liberal Arts General Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the most popular for liberal arts general studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 31 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts general studies to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in liberal arts matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Rhode Island ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of liberal arts general studies students usually has them for a reason. 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.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in Rhode Island

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts general studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Liberal Arts Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In RI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Johnson & Wales University - Providence if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts general studies in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 12 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Providence College
Providence, RI

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Providence College is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts general studies in Rhode Island.

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

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the liberal arts program state that they receive average early career income of $40,600.

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3

Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, RI

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Johnson & Wales University - Online if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts general studies. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts general studies in Rhode Island.

There were about 4 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at JWU Online in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Rhode Island College is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were about 3 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.

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5

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were about 2 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.

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6

Salve Regina University
Newport, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies from Salve Regina University

6

Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies from Roger Williams University

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	225	904
Connecticut	176	744
New Hampshire	153	829
Maine	152	244
Vermont	148	184

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of 0 different types of Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities programs to choose from.

Liberal Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	16
Liberal Arts	10
Individualized Studies	5

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.