by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 129,869 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,303 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,255 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree general studies students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a small school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that handed out 127 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reading Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania. Reading, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Allegheny County. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 363 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. HACC is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 268 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Butler County Community College is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lehigh Carbon Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 89 diplomas to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Community College of Beaver County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. CCBC is a public institution located in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. Northampton County Area Community College is a public institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 126 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Delaware County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #9. Delaware County Community College is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
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Harcum College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Peirce College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Peirce is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Clarks Summit University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. South Abington Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Bucks County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Geneva College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #14. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
York College of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #15. York College of Pennsylvania is a small school located in York, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pennsylvania College of Technology is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Pennsylvania College of Technology General Studies Report
Thiel College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #17. Thiel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Media, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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