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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in California

15 Colleges
$27,456 Avg Salary
$14,718 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the #123 most popular major in California with 121 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts General Studies program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s College of California the most popular school in California for liberal arts general studies students. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

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#1

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pacifica Graduate Institute the most popular school in California for liberal arts general studies students. Pacifica Graduate Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Carpinteria.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the city of Carson.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Dominican University of California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 23
Nevada 0
Alaska 7

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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