by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 Kansas, there were 6,357 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,340 and $14,898 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 596 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,562 and $28,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular liberal arts general studies programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. FHSU is a fairly large public school situated in Hays, Kansas. It awarded 257 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 116 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 82 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Emporia, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Friends University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s 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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With a ranking of #7, Kansas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Christian College of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in McPherson, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking. SC is a small school located in Winfield, Kansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Benedictine College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Atchison, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Saint Mary came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Leavenworth, Kansas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Ottawa University - Kansas City ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Ottawa University - Kansas City Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Tabor College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Hillsboro, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Grantham University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. Grantham University is located in Lenexa, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. MNU is located in Olathe, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full MidAmerica Nazarene University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Bethany College Kansas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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