by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 119,958 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 110,028 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 290 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree liberal studies students.
Out of the 290 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Sumter landed the #1 spot on the list. USC Sumter is a small school located in Sumter, South Carolina that handed out 159 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 in the Southeast Region. Allendale, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.
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 in the Southeast Region list. Union, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 117 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 in the Southeast Region. Oxford, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 452 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. 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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Out of the 290 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University-Perimeter College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2,419 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisburg College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisburg College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisburg, North Carolina. It awarded 74 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Highlands College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GHC is a public institution located in Rome, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 782 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Atlanta Metropolitan State College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small public school handed out 156 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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Lake-Sumter State College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Leesburg, Florida, and it awarded 809 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Tallahassee Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 2,197 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Motlow State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and it awarded 899 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Spartanburg Methodist College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Spartanburg Methodist College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 180 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Spartanburg Methodist College
South Georgia State College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South Georgia State College is a small public school situated in Douglas, Georgia. It awarded 314 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Florida College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida College is a small school located in Temple Terrace, Florida that handed out 92 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 2,138 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Columbia State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Tennessee, and it awarded 632 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida SouthWestern State College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 1,856 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Lancaster landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. USC Lancaster is located in Lancaster, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Tri-County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Tri-County Community College is a small public school situated in Murphy, North Carolina. It awarded 141 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Palm Beach State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,062 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #21, Pasco-Hernando State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major 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 1,171 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Miami Dade College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. MDC is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 9,606 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Hillsborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 3,242 students in 2020-2021.
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State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is located in Bradenton, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,398 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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Saint Johns River State College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Palatka, Florida, and it awarded 831 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 44 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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