2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

If you plan on getting your master's degree in liberal arts general studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #69 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts general studies students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17 master's degrees in liberal arts general studies to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts general studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts general studies students who choose to seek a master'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for liberal arts general studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in Indiana

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

Top Indiana Schools for a Master's in Liberal Arts

1

Indiana University - South Bend
South Bend, IN

11 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - South Bend is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts general studies. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public university located in the midsize city of South Bend.More information about a master’s in liberal arts general studies from Indiana University - South Bend

2

Indiana University - Northwest
Gary, IN

4 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in liberal arts general studies has to take a look at Indiana University - Northwest. IU Northwest is a small public university located in the small city of Gary.More information about a master’s in liberal arts general studies from Indiana University - Northwest

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	184
Michigan	211	7
Ohio	207	61
Wisconsin	173	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of 0 different types of Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities programs to choose from.

Liberal Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	17

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.