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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in North Carolina

17 Colleges in North Carolina

827 Bachelor's Degrees

Liberal Arts is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #21 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 827 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in liberal studies matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in North Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for liberal arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

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East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

251 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at East Carolina University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were about 251 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

178 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at North Carolina A & T State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were about 178 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent data year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

144 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Greensboro if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were about 144 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

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Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC

60 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#9 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Fayetteville State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Fayetteville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were about 60 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Fayetteville State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

34 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.

There were about 34 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC

23 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#11 Best Quality In NC

Livingstone College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury.

There were about 23 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Livingstone College in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UNCA is a small public university located in the city of Asheville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were roughly 19 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UNCA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC

18 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In NC

BAC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Belmont. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were roughly 18 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at BAC in the most recent data year.

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North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC

17 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Durham.

There were approximately 17 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina Central University in the most recent year we have data available.

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William Peace University
Raleigh, NC

15 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#8 Best Quality In NC

Located in the large city of Raleigh, WPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in liberal arts in North Carolina.

There were approximately 15 liberal arts individuals who graduated with this degree at WPU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	519
Georgia	447	193
Tennessee	445	797
Virginia	417	1,917
South Carolina	353	307
Alabama	318	122
Kentucky	318	264
Louisiana	295	58
Arkansas	287	65
Mississippi	261	218
West Virginia	235	63

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

Majors Similar to Liberal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	58
Individualized Studies	21
Humanities	5

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.

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