by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 366,996 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.
Across Missouri, there were 6,896 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5,172 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,899 and $23,654 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular liberal arts programs in the United States.
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The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1,372 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 1,176 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moberly Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Moberly, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 652 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Charles Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. SCC is a medium-sized school located in Cottleville, Missouri that handed out 524 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, State Fair Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sedalia, Missouri, and it awarded 429 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jefferson College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. JeffCo is located in Hillsboro, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 309 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Mineral Area College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Park Hills, Missouri, this small public school handed out 274 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Three Rivers College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate ranking. Three Rivers College is a small school located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri that handed out 192 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central Missouri College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Located in Trenton, Missouri, this small public school awarded 137 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Columbia College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 65 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Cottey College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Cottey College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nevada, Missouri. It awarded 32 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
William Woods University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. William Woods is a small school located in Fulton, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Missouri Valley College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Missouri Valley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hannibal - LaGrange University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Hannibal - LaGrange University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hannibal, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 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.
Stephens College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Park University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Missouri for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 0 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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