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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges
$32,416 Avg Salary
$18,820 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the #74 most popular major in the country with 2,680 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England 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

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the most popular school in the New England Region for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

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With a ranking of #6, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. IDSVA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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#6

Goddard College

Plainfield, VT

Goddard College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular liberal arts general studies programs. Goddard College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plainfield.

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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University of Connecticut 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 large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 10
Connecticut 34
Rhode Island 7
New Hampshire 26
Maine 16
Vermont 7

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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