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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Great Lakes Region

142 Ranked Colleges
27,356 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 37,033 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27,356 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 142 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Great Lakes Region

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Chatfield College
Saint Martin, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chatfield College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chatfield College is located in Saint Martin, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Chatfield College Liberal Arts Report

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Eastern Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Wayne College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Orrville, Ohio, and it awarded 51 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 142 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Firelands landed the #5 spot on the list. Bowling Green State University - Firelands is located in Huron, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 189 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

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St Clair County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. St Clair County Community College is a public institution located in Port Huron, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 388 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #7, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 2,243 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Wayne County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Wayne County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 472 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Holy Cross College
Notre Dame, Indiana

Holy Cross College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.

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Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, Michigan

Muskegon Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Muskegon, Michigan, this small public school awarded 289 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.

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Monroe County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Monroe County Community College is located in Monroe, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 155 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

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Lincoln Trail College
Robinson, Illinois

Lincoln Trail College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Robinson, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.

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Lakeland Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lakeland is a small public school situated in Kirtland, Ohio. It awarded 476 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lakeland Community College Liberal Arts Report

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Southern State Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern State Community College is located in Hillsboro, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

Full Southern State Community College Liberal Arts Report

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Heartland Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Normal, Illinois, this small public school handed out 503 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.

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West Shore Community College
Scottville, Michigan

West Shore Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. West Shore Community College is a public institution located in Scottville, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 78 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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John Wood Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. John Wood Community College is located in Quincy, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 216 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

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Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois

With a ranking of #18, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. East Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 512 students in 2020-2021.

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Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

With a ranking of #19, Rock Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rock Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 568 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Frontier Community College
Fairfield, Illinois

Frontier Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Frontier Community College is a small public school situated in Fairfield, Illinois. It awarded 66 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 824 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lorain County Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lorain County Community College is located in Elyria, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 869 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Lorain County Community College

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Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, Illinois

Prairie State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Prairie State College is a small public school situated in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It awarded 260 associates’s liberal studies 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.

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Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 542 students in 2020-2021.

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Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, Illinois

Lincoln Land Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 475 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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