2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Southeast Region
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With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 117,026 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 107,517 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 216 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 3,253 students in 2019-2020.
HCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hillsborough Community College is $3,238 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Out of the 216 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tallahassee Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Tallahassee Community College is a fairly large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 2,554 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tallahassee Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tallahassee Community College is $4,048 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
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Out of the 216 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #3 spot on the list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 7,122 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Valencia College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,205 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
Out of the 216 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian River State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Indian River State College is a public institution located in Fort Pierce, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,032 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Indian River State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indian River State College is $2,003 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
Out of the 216 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Seminole State College of Florida is a public institution located in Sanford, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,957 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Seminole State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State College of Florida is $8,326 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Palm Beach State College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3,907 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree liberal studies students list, Palm Beach State College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,651 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Palm Beach State College.
With a ranking of #7, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 1,353 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Piedmont Community College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. FSCJ is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,579 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
FSCJ also took the #12 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FSCJ is $3,916 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
Santa Fe College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Santa Fe College is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2,160 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Santa Fe College also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $11,420 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students per year to attend Santa Fe College.
Florida SouthWestern State College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida SouthWestern State College is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,004 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSW, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida SouthWestern State College is $8,100 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
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St Petersburg College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Clearwater, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 3,098 students in 2019-2020.
SPC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SPC is $3,226 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
Wake Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 1,502 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Wake Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,876 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.
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Georgia State University-Perimeter College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 2,280 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
Georgia State University-Perimeter College also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Georgia State University-Perimeter College is $9,184 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
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Polk State College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Winter Haven, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 1,307 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree liberal studies students list, Polk State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Polk State College is $9,740 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Daytona State College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Daytona State College is a public institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,846 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Daytona State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,789 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students per year to attend Daytona State College.
With a ranking of #16, Jones County Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Ellisville, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 591 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,673 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Jones County Junior College.
With a ranking of #17, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. FTCC is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 296 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FTCC is also in the top of our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Fayetteville Technical Community College is $5,366 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
With a ranking of #17, Eastern Florida State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Cocoa, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 2,275 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
EFSC also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for EFSC is $4,955 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. OCtech is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College is $6,012 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
With a ranking of #20, Florida Gateway College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Florida Gateway College is a public institution located in Lake City, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 378 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, FGC also did well on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gateway College is $2,170 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Randolph Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Randolph Community College is a small public school situated in Asheboro, North Carolina. It awarded 152 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Randolph Community College also did well on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Randolph Community College is $6,124 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Pensacola State College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Pensacola State is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,211 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pensacola State is also in the top of our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Pensacola State is $3,110 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
Broward College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 5,077 students in 2019-2020.
BC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Broward College is $12,649 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.
Pasco-Hernando State College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. PHSC is a public institution located in New Port Richey, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,403 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
PHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for PHSC is $4,923 for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is located in Jamestown, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 513 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Guilford Technical Community College also did well on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $8,584 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Guilford Technical Community College.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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