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Most Popular Liberal Arts And General Studies Schools in South Dakota

11 Ranked Colleges
263 Liberal Arts And General Studies Graduations

Liberal Arts And General Studies is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. To top this list, a school graduates more liberal arts and general studies students than other colleges offering the major.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 11 schools in South Dakota offering liberal arts and general studies.

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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts and general studies majors in South Dakota, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.

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No school graduates more liberal arts and general studies students than South Dakota State University this year. Set in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State University is a public institution. South Dakota State University graduated around 97 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full liberal arts and general studies details for South Dakota State University

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University Of South Dakota is one of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the town of Vermillion, University Of South Dakota is a public institution. This school awarded about 60 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about liberal arts and general studies at University Of South Dakota

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Black Hills State University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the town of Spearfish, Black Hills State University is a public institution. Black Hills State University graduated around 33 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Black Hills State University

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Dakota State University came in at #4 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the town of Madison, Dakota State University is a public institution. Dakota State University graduated around 28 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Dakota State University

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Northern State University ranks #5 for liberal arts and general studies by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Aberdeen, Northern State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. See more about liberal arts and general studies at Northern State University

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Sinte Gleska University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the rural area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Sinte Gleska University

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Augustana College South Dakota comes in at #7 for liberal arts and general studies this year. Augustana College South Dakota is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Augustana College South Dakota

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University Of Sioux Falls landed the #8 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the city of Sioux Falls, University Of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 5 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full liberal arts and general studies details for University Of Sioux Falls

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Dakota Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Dakota Wesleyan University

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Sisseton Wahpeton College ranked #10 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the rural area of Sisseton, Sisseton Wahpeton College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. See more about liberal arts and general studies at Sisseton Wahpeton College

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South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology ranked #11 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the city of Rapid City, South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology is a public institution. This school awarded about 3 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about liberal arts and general studies at South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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