2024 Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Liberal Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #123 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of liberal arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3 master's degrees in liberal arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Liberal Studies

1

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in liberal arts needs to look into Oakland University. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Oakland University

2

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Northern Michigan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in liberal arts. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Marquette.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Northern Michigan University

 

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	7
Ohio	494	24
Indiana	375	17
Wisconsin	317	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Studies

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Liberal Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Individualized Studies	4

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.