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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

Of the 44 students majoring in liberal arts at FHSU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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#3

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#7

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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South Dakota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 7
Minnesota 4
Iowa 3
Kansas 48
Nebraska 8
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 0

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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