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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

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With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 163,228 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,841 and $16,920 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 533 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 54 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 61 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Tennessee Tech University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Hollins University
Roanoke, Virginia

Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hollins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hollins is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Roanoke, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 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%.

Full Hollins University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 25 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University at Montgomery. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

Full Auburn University at Montgomery Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is located in Asheville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

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Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee

Austin Peay State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Spring Hill College
Mobile, Alabama

Spring Hill College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Spring Hill Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Faulkner University
Montgomery, Alabama

Faulkner University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 8 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Alcorn State University is a small school located in Alcorn State, Mississippi that handed out 6 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida

Rollins College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rollins College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

With a ranking of #12, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 26 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

Jacksonville State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 11 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Clayton State University
Morrow, Georgia

Clayton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Morrow, Georgia, and it awarded 7 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Clayton State University

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Wake Forest University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 14 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina

With a ranking of #19, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia

University of Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Richmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Duke University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Duke Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Milligan University
Milligan College, Tennessee

Milligan University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milligan College, Tennessee. It awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 15 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Miami Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #24, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 12 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

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