by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 22,314 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 15,949 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15,344 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 110 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in humanities.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree humanities students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lassen Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Susanville, California, this small public school handed out 198 degrees to qualified associates’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Joaquin Delta College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region. Delta is a fairly large school located in Stockton, California that handed out 1,032 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 110 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norco College landed the #3 spot on the list. Norco College is located in Norco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 797 associates’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moreno Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. Moreno Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Moreno Valley, California. It awarded 672 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palo Verde College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. Palo Verde College is a small school located in Blythe, California that handed out 146 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Riverside City College is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,355 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. San Jacinto College is a public institution located in San Jacinto, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 819 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chaffey College is a fairly large public school situated in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It awarded 1,160 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Cerro Coso Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cerro Coso Community College is located in Ridgecrest, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 associates’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Los Angeles Harbor College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Wilmington, California, and it awarded 381 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Ana College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Santa Ana, California, this large public school handed out 678 diplomas to qualified associates’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Santiago Canyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Orange, California, this fairly large public school handed out 389 degrees to qualified associates’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, College of the Redwoods did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Redwoods is located in Eureka, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 associates’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
College of the Desert landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 202 associates’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Compton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Compton, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s humanities degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Taft College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Taft College is a small school located in Taft, California that handed out 59 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Pasadena City College is located in Pasadena, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 872 associates’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Santa Barbara City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s humanities degrees to 474 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Berkeley City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s humanities degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
Porterville College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. Porterville College is a small school located in Porterville, California that handed out 76 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Cosumnes River College is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 122 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Barstow Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Barstow, California, this small public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified associates’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Golden West College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington Beach, California, and it awarded 472 associates’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Medanos College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Los Medanos College is a public institution located in Pittsburg, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 160 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
El Camino College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Far Western US Region list. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 251 associates’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
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