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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #30 most popular major in the country with 2,680 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. 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 & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities program at each school on the list.

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Women make up 58% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 17% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 33% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Southeast landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - South Bend landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 290
Indiana 19
Ohio 62
Wisconsin 4
Michigan 13

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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