You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. It is ranked #29 out of 37 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 47 master's degrees in liberal arts / sciences & humanities to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of liberal arts / sciences & humanities for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts / sciences & humanities students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other liberal arts / sciences & humanities students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for liberal arts / sciences & humanities to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
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.
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 Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Pennsylvania
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for liberal arts / sciences & humanities students seeking a a master's degree.
Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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).