2024 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #29 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of liberal arts / sciences & humanities. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 master's degrees in liberal arts / sciences & humanities during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 / sciences & humanities students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 / sciences & humanities 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 / sciences & humanities related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts / sciences & humanities students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

1

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Oakland University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts / sciences & humanities from Oakland University

2

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Northern Michigan University is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Marquette.More information about a master’s in liberal arts / sciences & humanities from Northern Michigan University

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	34	184
Indiana	33	17
Ohio	32	61
Wisconsin	31	3

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies	7

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	399
Social Sciences	312
Communication & Journalism	231
English Language & Literature	131
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	80
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	68
History	40
Philosophy & Religious Studies	31
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	14

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803). More about our data sources and methodologies.