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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

59 Colleges
$25,841 Avg Salary
$16,920 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the Southeast Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for liberal arts general studies students. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

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#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 59 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 city of Clarksville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

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American Public University System ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular liberal arts general studies programs. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #10, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 25 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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