by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 26,538 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Fort Hays State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Washington University in St Louis
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Liberal Arts Report
Washburn University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 109 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #6, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 0 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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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