by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
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 Plains States region, there were 31,199 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,497 and $16,369 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The liberal arts / sciences & humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 44 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
Full Chadron State College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Washington University in St Louis Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
University of South Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 72 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 3 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UMN Twin Cities Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
South Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 65 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Baker University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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%. 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.
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Washburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 109 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Creighton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national 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.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Mary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 20 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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