by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 384 master's degrees in liberal arts to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of liberal arts for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality liberal studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for liberal arts students working on their master's degree.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts.
It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from University of Pennsylvania
It's difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Johns Hopkins University
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in liberal arts has to look into Georgetown University. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Georgetown University
It's hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from New York University
Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Villanova.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Villanova University
St. John's Annapolis is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Annapolis.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from St John’s College
SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Stony Brook University
The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from The Graduate Center, CUNY
Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from University of Delaware
Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Rutgers University - Camden
Explore the best liberal arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 695 | 263 |
| Pennsylvania | 607 | 29 |
| Maryland | 363 | 64 |
| New Jersey | 346 | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 334 | 15 |
| Delaware | 151 | 1 |
One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Liberal Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Humanities | 82 |
| Individualized Studies | 14 |
| General Studies | 3 |
