2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You
In 2020-2021, 290 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state.
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.
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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Illinois 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.
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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for liberal arts general studies students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Naperville.
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Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northern Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.
Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular liberal arts general studies programs. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.
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With a ranking of #8, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Lake Forest College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 13 |
Ohio | 62 |
Indiana | 19 |
Wisconsin | 4 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 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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