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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Michigan

9 Colleges
$27,520 Avg Salary
$18,868 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 13 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #160 most popular major in the state.

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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 Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Michigan 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.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for liberal arts general studies students. Michigan State is a fairly 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 Michigan - Flint. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Michigan list. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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#5

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

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

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Michigan list. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in Michigan. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 290
Ohio 62
Indiana 19
Wisconsin 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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