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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

1 College
$65,988 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 290 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate School

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Liberal Arts majors at Northwestern take out an average of $21,333 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 13
Ohio 62
Indiana 19
Wisconsin 4

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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