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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 79% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#3

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tiffin University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 65% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Institute & University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Union, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.

About 73% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#7

North Central College

Naperville, IL

North Central College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 43% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Northwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. IU Northwest is a small public school located in the city of Gary.

Of the 4 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at IU Northwest, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

Ursuline College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pepper Pike.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Ursuline College Report

University of Michigan - Flint ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at UM Flint, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 37 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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