2024 Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 master's degrees in liberal arts to qualified students.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

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

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Liberal Studies

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. UPenn is a very 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

2

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Villanova University if you want to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. 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

 

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	263
Maryland	363	64
New Jersey	346	12
District of Columbia	334	15
Delaware	151	1

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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
Humanities	15
General Studies	3

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.