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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region

239 Ranked Colleges
31,199 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 239 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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Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend White Earth Tribal and Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. White Earth Tribal and Community College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mahnomen, Minnesota. It awarded 21 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rainy River Community College
International Falls, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rainy River Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region. Rainy River Community College is a small public school situated in International Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 28 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Red Lake Nation College
Red Lake, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Lake Nation College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region. Red Lake Nation College is a public institution located in Red Lake, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moberly Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. MACC is a public institution located in Moberly, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 652 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Allen Community College is a small public school situated in Iola, Kansas. It awarded 251 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Nebraska Indian Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Nebraska Indian Community College is a public institution located in Macy, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, Minnesota

Leech Lake Tribal College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Leech Lake Tribal College is located in Cass Lake, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 650 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Hesston College
Hesston, Kansas

Hesston College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Hesston, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 71 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,372 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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St Charles Community College
Cottleville, Missouri

St Charles Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Cottleville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 531 students in 2020-2021.

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Normandale Community College
Bloomington, Minnesota

With a ranking of #12, Normandale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 713 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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State Fair Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Sedalia, Missouri, and it awarded 429 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Little Priest Tribal College
Winnebago, Nebraska

Little Priest Tribal College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Winnebago, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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Mineral Area College
Park Hills, Missouri

Mineral Area College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mineral Area College is a small public school situated in Park Hills, Missouri. It awarded 284 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Donnelly College
Kansas City, Kansas

Donnelly College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Donnelly College is a small school located in Kansas City, Kansas that handed out 43 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville, Kansas

Coffeyville Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Coffeyville Community College is a small school located in Coffeyville, Kansas that handed out 178 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, Kansas

With a ranking of #18, Johnson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Johnson County Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 1,257 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Ellsworth Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 78 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Cowley County Community College
Arkansas City, Kansas

Cowley County Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cowley College is located in Arkansas City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 381 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #21, Cloud County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Cloud County Community College is a small public school situated in Concordia, Kansas. It awarded 205 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Cottey College
Nevada, Missouri

Cottey College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Nevada, Missouri, and it awarded 33 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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.

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East Central College
Union, Missouri

East Central College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Union, Missouri, this small public school handed out 254 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Williston State College
Williston, North Dakota

Williston State College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Williston State College is a small public school situated in Williston, North Dakota. It awarded 143 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Mid-Plains Community College
North Platte, Nebraska

Mid-Plains Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mid-Plains Community College is located in North Platte, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 180 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Rest of the Best 36 in Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Plains States Region

Not only did these schools make the top 36 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Jefferson College
Hillsboro, Missouri
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Independence Community College
Independence, Kansas
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Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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