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. 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 Arts Major in Delaware” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Delaware, there were 649 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,765 and $19,124 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 519 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,270 and $13,625 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Delaware” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Delaware” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware associate degree liberal arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Delaware list. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 170 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Delaware Tech
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Delaware. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 292 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goldey - Beacom College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Delaware. Goldey - Beacom College is a small school located in Wilmington, Delaware that handed out 12 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Goldey - Beacom College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Delaware. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
Full Wilmington University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wesley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dover, Delaware. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Wesley College
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