2024 Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Liberal Arts is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 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 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 318 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

The liberal studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for liberal arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in Maryland

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for liberal arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Liberal Studies

1

St John's College
Annapolis, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

75 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts has to take a look at St John's College. Located in the suburb of Annapolis, St. John's Annapolis is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from St John’s College

2

Washington College
Chestertown, MD

15 Annual Graduates

Washington College is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Washington College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Chestertown.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Washington College

2

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

51 Annual Graduates

Salisbury University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Salisbury University

3

Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD

17 Annual Graduates

Notre Dame of Maryland University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Notre Dame of Maryland University

4

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

92 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts needs to check out Morgan State University. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Morgan State University

5

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

64 Annual Graduates

Frostburg State is a small public university located in the small suburb of Frostburg.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Frostburg State University

6

Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD

4 Annual Graduates

Coppin is a small public university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Coppin State University

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	3,414
Pennsylvania	698	914
New Jersey	351	821
District of Columbia	226	30
Delaware	224	102

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Liberal Arts Related Rankings by Major

Liberal Arts is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Liberal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Individualized Studies	78
General Studies	11
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.