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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee

9 Colleges
$29,220 Avg Salary
$16,927 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the #21 most popular major in Tennessee with 221 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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

Check out the liberal arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

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#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

The excellent programs at Austin Peay State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in Tennessee. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

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East Tennessee State 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. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#8

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN

Milligan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee list. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Milligan College.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 51
Georgia 20
North Carolina 111
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 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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