2024 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #14 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 129 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts / sciences & humanities to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts / sciences & humanities students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt liberal arts / sciences & humanities students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Delaware

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Top Delaware Schools for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

1

Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities has to look into Wilmington University. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of New Castle.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences & humanities from Wilmington University

2

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

27 Annual Graduates

Delaware State University is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Del State is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Dover.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences & humanities from Delaware State University

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	37	1,002
New York	37	3,957
New Jersey	34	1,544
Maryland	33	412
District of Columbia	28	52

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies	129

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	763
Communication & Journalism	253
English Language & Literature	109
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	89
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	65
History	58
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	31
Philosophy & Religious Studies	16

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803). More about our data sources and methodologies.