2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 159,457 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,231 and $16,248 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 130,792 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 274 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Southeast Region
Out of the 274 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 1,323 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,222 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend American Military University.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. HCC is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,253 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hillsborough Community College is $3,238 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tallahassee Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Tallahassee Community College is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,554 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tallahassee Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,048 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Tallahassee Community College.
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Out of the 274 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 1,612 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,005 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 7,122 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.
Valencia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $5,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.
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With a ranking of #6, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Indian River State College is a public institution located in Fort Pierce, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,032 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Indian River State College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $2,003 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
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Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Seminole State College of Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Sanford, Florida. It awarded 1,957 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seminole State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seminole State is $8,326 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.
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With a ranking of #8, Palm Beach State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach State College is a large school located in Lake Worth, Florida that handed out 3,907 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Palm Beach State College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,651 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend Palm Beach State College.
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Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,353 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Central Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 1,579 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSCJ, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville is $3,916 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
With a ranking of #11, Santa Fe College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 2,160 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.
Santa Fe College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Santa Fe College is $11,420 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.
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Florida SouthWestern State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 2,004 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
FSW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida SouthWestern State College is $8,100 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
Northwest Mississippi Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Senatobia, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 801 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NWCC is $6,009 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
St Petersburg College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. SPC is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 3,098 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
SPC also took the #18 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SPC is $3,226 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.
Wake Technical Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 1,504 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.
Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,876 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend Wake Technical Community College.
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Georgia State University-Perimeter College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 2,280 students in 2019-2020.
Georgia State University-Perimeter College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia State University-Perimeter College is $9,184 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.
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Polk State College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Polk State College is a public institution located in Winter Haven, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,307 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree liberal arts students list, Polk State has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Polk State College is $9,740 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
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With a ranking of #18, Daytona State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 1,846 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Daytona State College also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $8,789 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.
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Jones County Junior College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Jones County Junior College is located in Ellisville, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 591 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Jones County Junior College is $4,673 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. FTCC is a fairly large public school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 761 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
FTCC also claimed a top spot on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend FTCC is $5,366 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
Eastern Florida State College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cocoa, Florida, and it awarded 2,275 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.
EFSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,955 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend EFSC.
Hinds Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raymond, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 998 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend OCtech is $6,012 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
Florida Gateway College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. FGC is a public institution located in Lake City, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 378 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FGC is also in the top of our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend FGC is $2,170 for southeast region associate degree liberal arts students.
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Georgia Military College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Georgia Military College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 674 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Military College is also in the top of our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Military College is $9,792 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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