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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

17 Colleges
$28,497 Avg Salary
$16,369 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for liberal arts general studies students. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Plains States Region . Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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South Dakota 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 #10 on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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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 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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