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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 60,741 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,415 and $19,554 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,229 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 181 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts / sciences and humanities program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 26 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Great Lakes Region

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Antioch College
Yellow Springs, Ohio

Out of the 181 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Antioch University - Midwest
Yellow Springs, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Antioch University - Midwest. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Kuyper College
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Out of the 181 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kuyper College landed the #3 spot on the list. Kuyper is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Governors State University
University Park, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region. Governors State University is a public institution located in University Park, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Trumbull. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Warren, Ohio, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Indiana University - Southeast
New Albany, Indiana

Indiana University - Southeast came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. New Albany, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.

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Pontifical College Josephinum ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Pontifical College Josephinum Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Indiana University - Kokomo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Kokomo is a small school located in Kokomo, Indiana that handed out 60 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Western Illinois University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 167 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Chicago State University
Chicago, Illinois

Chicago State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Chicago State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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With a ranking of #11, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - South Bend is a public institution located in South Bend, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #12, Miami University - Hamilton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Hamilton, Ohio, this small public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Aquinas College Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Aquinas College Michigan ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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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Indiana University - Northwest came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Northwest is a small school located in Gary, Indiana that handed out 44 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full IU Northwest Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Indiana University - East
Richmond, Indiana

Indiana University - East came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this small public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #16, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

With a ranking of #18, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 100 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oakland City University
Oakland City, Indiana

Oakland City University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Oakland City, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Lincoln College
Lincoln, Illinois

Lincoln College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Lincoln, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #21, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 95 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Alverno College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alverno College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Alverno College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 29 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Kent State University at Ashtabula landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ashtabula, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

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Youngstown State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Full Youngstown State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Holy Cross College
Notre Dame, Indiana

With a ranking of #25, Holy Cross College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Holy Cross College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 6 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Holy Cross College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Kent State University at Geauga ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Geauga is located in Burton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Rest of the Best 27 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Great Lakes Region

Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio
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