by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. 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 Kentucky, there were 6,493 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,926 and $17,478 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5,565 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,034 and $19,791 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts general studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons College of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky. Located in Cumberland, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 201 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hopkinsville Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 245 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owensboro Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 406 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 895 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, Henderson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Henderson, Kentucky, and it awarded 91 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 989 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #8. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that handed out 461 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. SKYCTC is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 357 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small school located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky that handed out 229 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Madisonville Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Madisonville Community College is a small public school situated in Madisonville, Kentucky. It awarded 188 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Somerset Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Somerset Community College is located in Somerset, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 316 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #13, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Paducah, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 276 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hazard Community and Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small school located in Hazard, Kentucky that handed out 154 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #15. Gateway Community and Technical College is a small school located in Florence, Kentucky that handed out 252 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Maysville Community and Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Maysville Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Maysville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 192 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Ashland Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Ashland Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Ashland, Kentucky. It awarded 146 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Kentucky Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 4 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 43 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Brescia University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Brescia University is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #22, Kentucky State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. Kentucky State University is a public institution located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 44 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Asbury University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Asbury is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Murray State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kentucky ranking. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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