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I think the idea of a strong liberal arts program is incoherent. Generally program strengths are expressed in terms of the strengths of their faculty, but there is no such thing as a liberal arts faculty member, or a PhD in liberal arts, so you can’t measure the the strength of the faculty. The closest thing to doing so, it would seem, is to measure the overall quality of the University and its faculty (which is presumably expressed in our USNews ranking).</p>
<p>IMO, you’re looking at this all wrong. Business, communications, and liberal arts are incredibly different majors. You should pick whichever one will best serve you in a future career that you’ll enjoy, noting that each is likely to lead to widely varying career paths. The only real overlap between all of them is attending law school.</p>