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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

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Liberal Arts General Studies is the #74 most popular major in the country with 2,680 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online .

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Northern Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #7, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • 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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