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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked #74 in the country. In fact 2,680 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for liberal arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the Southeast Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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Tennessee Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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Middle Tennessee State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #9, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

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#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 51
Georgia 20
North Carolina 111
Tennessee 221
Kentucky 12
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 13
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 24
West Virginia 26

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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