2025 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region
53Colleges in the New England Region
9,912Liberal Arts Degrees Awarded
$31,562Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in liberal arts general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 53 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of liberal arts general studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9,912 degrees in liberal arts general studies annually.
Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School
The liberal arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Liberal Arts General Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Liberal Arts General Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Liberal Arts General Studies Degree Level
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 Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Liberal Arts General Studies in the New England Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the liberal arts degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Yale University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the liberal arts general studies program at Yale University make $29,571 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Harvard University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in liberal arts general studies. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the liberal arts general studies major at Harvard University earn $35,778 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
It's hard to beat Southern New Hampshire University if you wish to pursue a degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #170 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2285 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the liberal arts general studies program at Southern New Hampshire University make $20,869 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
University of Connecticut is a good option for students pursuing a degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 105 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the liberal arts general studies degree program at University of Connecticut get $12,678 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 82 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the liberal arts general studies program at University of Massachusetts Amherst get $4,800 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #505 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Westfield is a great university overall.
There were approximately 129 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at Westfield in the most recent data year. Those liberal arts general studies students who get their degree from Westfield State University make $3,442 more than the average liberal arts student.
ECSU is a small public university located in the fringe town of Willimantic. This university ranks 15th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 49 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at ECSU in the most recent data year. Those liberal arts general studies students who get their degree from Eastern Connecticut State University make $10,308 more than the average liberal arts student.
Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #528 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lesley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 75 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at Lesley in the most recent data year. Those liberal arts general studies students who get their degree from Lesley University earn $4,096 more than the standard liberal arts student.
Charter Oak State College is a small public college located in the large suburb of New Britain. A Best Colleges rank of #524 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Charter Oak State College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 198 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at Charter Oak State College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the liberal arts general studies program at Charter Oak State College get $13,053 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Capital Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Hartford. A Best Colleges rank of #255 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Capital Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 42 liberal arts general studies students who graduated with this degree at Capital Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts program make an average of $25,072 for their early career.
Here are some additional great schools for Liberal Arts General Studies students in the New England Region that almost earned our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region award.
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).
The liberal arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Liberal Arts General Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Liberal Arts General Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
