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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

About 66% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 34% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Southeast Region . Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Of the 50 students majoring in liberal arts at Middle Tennessee State University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 54 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

Of the 36 students majoring in liberal arts at Austin Peay State University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

About 55% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Women make up 68% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

About 71% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in liberal arts at U Miami, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 51
Georgia 20
North Carolina 111
Tennessee 221
Kentucky 12
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 13
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 24
West Virginia 26

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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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