by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 366,996 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.
Across North Carolina, there were 16,104 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular liberal arts programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 14 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Asheville Liberal Arts Report
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 8 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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