2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Indiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Indiana, there were 1,702 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,681 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful liberal arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana master’s degree liberal studies students.

Top 6 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Indiana

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Indiana University - South Bend
South Bend, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s. South Bend, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana University - South Bend Liberal Arts Report

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Indiana University - Northwest
Gary, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana University - Northwest is a small school located in Gary, Indiana that handed out 4 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full IU Northwest Liberal Arts Report

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University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana

#21 overall quality in Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s list. USI is a medium-sized school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full USI Liberal Arts Report

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

#11 overall quality in Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s. Valpo is a small school located in Valparaiso, Indiana that handed out 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Indiana University - Southeast
New Albany, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Southeast landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in New Albany, Indiana, and it awarded 12 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Indiana University - Kokomo
Kokomo, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Indiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kokomo, Indiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.