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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

44 Colleges
$29,415 Avg Salary
$19,554 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#4

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tiffin University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the city of South Bend.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Union Institute & University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo 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. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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#8

North Central College

Naperville, IL

With a ranking of #8, North Central College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 13
Illinois 290
Ohio 62
Indiana 19
Wisconsin 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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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