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Colleges offering Liberal Arts and General Studies

2,214 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Liberal Arts and General Studies. Together they awarded 549,365 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. 641 schools offer a version that can be completed fully online. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 584 Associate 1,514 Bachelor 1,076 Master 194 PhD 27

Most schools offering it: California (195), New York (125), Texas (121), Pennsylvania (105), North Carolina (96), Ohio (89)

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Showing 1,945–1,968 of 2,214 schools

SKC
Public

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
671
Retention
82%
Programs
36
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SC
Private nonprofit

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
549
Retention
68%
Programs
43
Awards 2024-25
101
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WC
Private nonprofit

Welch College

Gallatin, TN

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
389
Retention
61%
Programs
35
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LBH
Public

Little Big Horn College

Crow Agency, MT

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
262
Retention
52%
Programs
29
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HU
Private nonprofit

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate · Online option

Students
201
Retention
80%
Programs
9
Awards 2024-25
39
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CC
Private nonprofit

Criswell College

Dallas, TX

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Students
160
Retention
100%
Programs
11
Awards 2024-25
36
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NPR
Public

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
136
Retention
25%
Programs
17
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EBC
Private nonprofit

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
98
Programs
8
Awards 2024-25
18
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VFM
Private nonprofit

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
97
Retention
82%
Programs
17
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SDC
Private nonprofit

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor

Students
96
Retention
86%
Programs
19
Awards 2024-25
38
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OHC
Private nonprofit

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
95
Retention
45%
Programs
18
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MU
Public

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor

Students
18,838
Retention
90%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
5,537
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Public

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
18,816
Retention
89%
Programs
144
Awards 2024-25
5,467
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master, PhD

Students
17,560
Retention
83%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
4,989
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CQC
Public

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,965
Retention
79%
Programs
126
Awards 2024-25
2,654
CampusOnlineHybrid
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EWU
Public

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor

Students
10,492
Retention
67%
Programs
138
Awards 2024-25
3,566
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Liberal Arts and General Studies: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor

Students
6,356
Retention
75%
Programs
71
Awards 2024-25
2,002
CampusOnlineHybrid
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