by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kentucky, there were 6,493 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,926 and $17,478 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky liberal arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons College of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Simmons College of Kentucky is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 9 ’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 Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky. Cumberland, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 201 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hopkinsville Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky. Hopkinsville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 245 students in 2020-2021.
Full Hopkinsville Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 406 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Owensboro Community and Technical College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 895 students in 2020-2021.
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Henderson Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Henderson Community College is a small school located in Henderson, Kentucky that handed out 91 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 989 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 461 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 357 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #10. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 229 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Madisonville Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Madisonville, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 188 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Madisonville Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #12, Somerset Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. This medium-sized school is located in Somerset, Kentucky, and it awarded 316 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 168 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #14. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Paducah, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 276 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Kentucky Community and Technical College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Hazard Community and Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. This small school is located in Hazard, Kentucky, and it awarded 154 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gateway Community and Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Gateway is a small school located in Florence, Kentucky that handed out 252 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Maysville Community and Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Maysville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 192 students in 2020-2021.
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Thomas More University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Thomas More University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 32 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Thomas More University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Ashland Community and Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Ashland Community and Technical College is a small school located in Ashland, Kentucky that handed out 146 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kentucky State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Frankfort, Kentucky, and it awarded 14 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kentucky State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Eastern Kentucky University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 205 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Murray State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
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Western Kentucky University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 186 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Brescia University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Brescia University is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 8 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Kentucky Wesleyan College is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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