2024 Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in Florida

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 Florida 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 32 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 colleges 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 Florida 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 Florida

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

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Liberal Studies

1

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from University of Miami

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from University of South Florida - Main Campus

 

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	370	7
North Carolina	334	83
Virginia	331	5
Tennessee	313	33
Kentucky	268	8
South Carolina	260	13
Alabama	258	32
Louisiana	250	8
Mississippi	243	7
Arkansas	187	24
West Virginia	164	0

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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	12
Individualized Studies	6

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.