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

44 Colleges
$29,415 Avg Salary
$19,554 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tiffin University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the distant town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - South Bend is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.

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The excellent programs at Union Institute & University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

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#8

North Central College

Naperville, IL

North Central College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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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 27 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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