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

a master's degree in liberal arts general studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 master's degrees in liberal arts general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts general studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other liberal arts general studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt liberal arts general studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

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 General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts general studies.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Liberal Arts

1

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in liberal arts general studies has to take a look at Oakland University. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts general studies from Oakland University

2

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

1 Annual Graduates

Northern Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in liberal arts general studies. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Marquette.More information about a master’s in liberal arts general studies from Northern Michigan University

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
Ohio	207	61
Indiana	191	17
Wisconsin	173	3

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Liberal Arts General Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities area of study, Liberal Arts General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Liberal Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Individualized Studies	4
Liberal Arts	3

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.