by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. 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 Mississippi, there were 5,698 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,244 and $15,714 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 581 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful liberal arts general studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 178 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Mississippi
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 84 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Mississippi State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Carey University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mississippi Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Delta State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 24 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Delta State University
With a ranking of #9, Mississippi University for Women did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Blue Mountain College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Blue Mountain College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Belhaven University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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