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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

299 Ranked Colleges
43,359 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 43,359 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,635 and $19,425 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 299 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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St John's College
Annapolis, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St John’s College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Annapolis, Maryland, and it awarded 101 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Bergen Community College
Paramus, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bergen Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bergen Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Paramus, New Jersey. It awarded 1,876 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Bergen Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sarah Lawrence College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Sarah Lawrence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bronxville, New York. It awarded 295 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Sarah Lawrence Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Assumption College for Sisters
Denville, New Jersey

Out of the 299 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption College for Sisters landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Denville, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

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Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College at Burlington County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and it awarded 970 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Rowan College at Burlington County

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Warren County Community College
Washington, New Jersey

Warren County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Warren County Community College is located in Washington, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Warren County Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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The King's College
New York, New York

The King’s College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Ocean County College
Toms River, New Jersey

Ocean County College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ocean County College is located in Toms River, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 960 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

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Howard Community College
Columbia, Maryland

Howard Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Columbia, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 784 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

Full HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Suffolk County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,784 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Suffolk County Community College

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Carroll Community College
Westminster, Maryland

Carroll Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 279 students in 2020-2021.

Full Carroll Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Prince George’s Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Prince George’s Community College is a fairly large school located in Largo, Maryland that handed out 639 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Prince George’s Community College

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Columbia-Greene Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia-Greene Community College is a small public school situated in Hudson, New York. It awarded 97 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Columbia-Greene Community College

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Nassau Community College
Garden City, New York

Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,139 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Nassau Community College

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Stella and Charles Guttman Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this small public school awarded 107 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College

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Cayuga County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Cayuga Community College is a public institution located in Auburn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 145 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Cayuga County Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Corning Community College
Corning, New York

Corning Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Corning, New York, and it awarded 213 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Corning Community College

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Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, New York

With a ranking of #18, Dutchess Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DCC is a public institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 408 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Dutchess Community College

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Rockland Community College
Suffern, New York

Rockland Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rockland Community College is a medium-sized school located in Suffern, New York that handed out 354 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Jefferson Community College
Watertown, New York

Jefferson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Jefferson Community College is located in Watertown, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 184 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

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Garrett College
McHenry, Maryland

Garrett College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in McHenry, Maryland, and it awarded 44 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Garrett Community College

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Harford Community College
Bel Air, Maryland

Harford Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Harford Community College is located in Bel Air, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 358 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Harford Community College

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Montgomery College
Rockville, Maryland

Montgomery College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montgomery College is a fairly large school located in Rockville, Maryland that handed out 1,213 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Montgomery College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Orange County Community College
Middletown, New York

Orange County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Middletown, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 311 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Orange County Community College

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Adirondack Community College
Queensbury, New York

Adirondack Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Adirondack Community College is a small school located in Queensbury, New York that handed out 207 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Adirondack Community College

Rest of the Best 45 in Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

Not only did these schools make the top 45 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, New Jersey
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Bronx Community College
Bronx, New York
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Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, Maryland
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SUNY Ulster
Stone Ridge, New York
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Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
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Hostos Community College
Bronx, New York
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Sullivan County Community College
Loch Sheldrake, New York
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Boricua College
New York, New York
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Middlesex County College
Edison, New Jersey
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Excelsior College
Albany, New York
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Genesee Community College
Batavia, New York
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Camden County College
Blackwood, New Jersey
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