2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts
1,065
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262,326
Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 366,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 262,326 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major” ranking analyzed 1,065 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chatfield College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major. Chatfield College is a small school located in Saint Martin, Ohio that handed out 25 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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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Out of the 1,065 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Sumter landed the #1 spot on the list. Sumter, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 159 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oxford College of Emory University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major. Oxford College of Emory University is a small school located in Oxford, Georgia that handed out 452 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. Community Christian College is a small school located in Redlands, California that handed out 14 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 1,065 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Military Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Roswell, New Mexico, and it awarded 109 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Salkehatchie. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major. USC Salkehatchie is a small school located in Allendale, South Carolina that handed out 91 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of South Carolina - Salkehatchie Liberal Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Union. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. This small school is located in Union, South Carolina, and it awarded 117 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full USC Union Liberal Arts Report
Rainy River Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking, coming in at #8. International Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Full Rainy River Community College Liberal Arts Report
Georgia State University-Perimeter College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking. Georgia State University-Perimeter College is a fairly large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 2,419 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia State University-Perimeter College Liberal Arts Report
With a ranking of #10, Southwestern Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. Southwestern Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Terrell, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Christian College Liberal Arts Report
Louisburg College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Louisburg, North Carolina, and it awarded 74 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bergen Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Paramus, New Jersey, and it awarded 1,876 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Georgia Highlands College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. Georgia Highlands College is located in Rome, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 782 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Georgia Highlands College Liberal Arts Report
Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. Saint Clairsville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Moberly Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. Moberly Area Community College is a small public school situated in Moberly, Missouri. It awarded 652 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Assumption College for Sisters came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking. Assumption College for Sisters is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denville, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Assumption College for Sisters Liberal Arts Report
Atlanta Metropolitan State College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 156 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake-Sumter State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. Located in Leesburg, Florida, this small public school handed out 809 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Full LSSC Liberal Arts Report
With a ranking of #19, Tallahassee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. Tallahassee Community College is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,197 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Motlow State Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking. Located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 899 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Spartanburg Methodist College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 180 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Akron Wayne College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. University of Akron Wayne College is a public institution located in Orrville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Wayne College Liberal Arts Report
With a ranking of #23, Bard College at Simon’s Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major list. Great Barrington, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Windward Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and it awarded 187 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Georgia State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major ranking, coming in at #25. South Georgia State College is located in Douglas, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 314 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Liberal Arts at South Georgia State College
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