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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$65,988 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 31% are male.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elkins Park.

Women make up 86% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

St John's College

Annapolis, MD

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s College landed the # 3 spot on the list. St. John's Annapolis is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annapolis.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Stony Brook University Report

#5

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Centenary University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Temple University Report

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 395
Pennsylvania 69
Maryland 98
New Jersey 12
District of Columbia 21
Delaware 1

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 13 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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