by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.
Across Arkansas, there were 3,748 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,083 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,707 and $16,924 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas. Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 531 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 379 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Champion Christian College landed the #3 spot on the list. Champion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 2 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas. University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is located in Hope, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Arkansas College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas. Harrison, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas list. Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Helena, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s 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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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas list. Mena, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is a small school located in Morrilton, Arkansas that handed out 95 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Batesville, Arkansas, and it awarded 56 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University Mid-South landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas State University Mid-South is a small school located in West Memphis, Arkansas that handed out 47 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #11. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 437 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeast Arkansas College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas list. Southeast Arkansas College is a small school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that handed out 34 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a small public school situated in Mountain Home, Arkansas. It awarded 33 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Newport landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. ASUN is a public institution located in Newport, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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National Park College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Ozarka College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #16. Ozarka College is a small school located in Melbourne, Arkansas that handed out 29 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Black River Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Pocahontas, Arkansas, and it awarded 48 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Arkansas State University Three Rivers landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. ASU Three Rivers is located in Malvern, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas is a small school located in De Queen, Arkansas that handed out 21 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Williams Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #21. UAPB is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #22. Arkansas State University - Beebe is a public institution located in Beebe, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
East Arkansas Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. East Arkansas Community College is a small public school situated in Forrest City, Arkansas. It awarded 1 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It awarded 3 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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