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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

28 Colleges
$25,841 Avg Salary
$16,920 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the Southeast Region for liberal arts general studies students. 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. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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With a ranking of #6, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

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Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

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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).

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