2023 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies
2,192
Ranked Colleges
556,813
Degrees Awarded
$17,100
Avg Cost*
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With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major” ranking, we looked at 2,192 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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Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for liberal arts students.
Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marion Military Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Located in Marion, Alabama, this small public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2,192 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, White Earth Tribal and Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mahnomen, Minnesota, and it awarded 21 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2,192 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Community Christian College landed the #1 spot on the list. Redlands, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2,192 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Union landed the #1 spot on the list. USC Union is located in Union, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 117 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Aquinas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. This small school is located in Santa Paula, California, and it awarded 79 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 2,192 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Salkehatchie landed the #1 spot on the list. Allendale, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major. Warner, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville College-Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Jacksonville College-Main Campus is a small school located in Jacksonville, Texas that handed out 76 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2,192 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Chatfield College landed the #1 spot on the list. Chatfield College is a small school located in Saint Martin, Ohio that handed out 25 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Sumter. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. University of South Carolina - Sumter is a small school located in Sumter, South Carolina that handed out 159 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2,192 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Eastern Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 4 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2,192 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is located in Merrimack, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oxford College of Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. This small school is located in Oxford, Georgia, and it awarded 452 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 2,192 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. IDSVA is a small school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 7 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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 New Mexico Military Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major. New Mexico Military Institute is located in Roswell, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Providence Christian College is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 28 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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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St John’s College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. St John’s College is a small school located in Annapolis, Maryland that handed out 101 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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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Kent State University at Stark did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking, coming in at #18. Kent State University at Stark is located in Canton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 771 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Rainy River Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. This small school is located in International Falls, Minnesota, and it awarded 28 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Georgia State University-Perimeter College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 2,419 students in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Christian College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. Terrell, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Soka University of America did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major list. Aliso Viejo, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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.
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Northeast Lakeview College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. Northeast Lakeview College is a medium-sized public school situated in Universal City, Texas. It awarded 813 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Red Lake Nation College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking, coming in at #24. Red Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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Chief Dull Knife College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major ranking. Chief Dull Knife College is a small public school situated in Lame Deer, Montana. It awarded 7 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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