by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 31,199 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,497 and $16,369 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,190 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 119 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts general studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 356 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harris - Stowe State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Harris - Stowe State University is a small public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 21 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethlehem College & Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region. Bethlehem College & Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 119 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 346 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 119 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayville State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mayville State University is located in Mayville, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Mayville State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
William Jewell College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. William Jewell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Liberty, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri Southern State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Southern State University is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fort Hays State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. FHSU is a public institution located in Hays, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 257 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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York College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. York College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in York, Nebraska. It awarded 5 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Friends University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Saint Mary landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full College of Saint Mary Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Fontbonne University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Simpson College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Simpson College is a small school located in Indianola, Iowa that handed out 14 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Nebraska at Kearney
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Lincoln University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Maharishi International University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Maharishi International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Iowa. It awarded 21 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Maharishi International University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 102 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University - CCPS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Drury University - CCPS Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Grand View University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 18 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pittsburg State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Pitt State is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 56 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Minot State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minot, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
University of North Dakota ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 99 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Black Hills State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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