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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas” 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 Kansas, there were 6,357 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,340 and $14,898 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5,695 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,801 and $22,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 35 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 colleges and universities below are the best for kansas associate degree liberal arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. Allen Community College is a public institution located in Iola, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 251 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hesston College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas. Hesston, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Donnelly College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas. Donnelly College is located in Kansas City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Coffeyville Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Coffeyville Community College is a small public school situated in Coffeyville, Kansas. It awarded 178 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. Johnson County Community College is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,248 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Cowley County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Cowley College is located in Arkansas City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 381 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Cloud County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. Cloud County Community College is a small school located in Concordia, Kansas that handed out 205 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Labette Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Labette Community College is a small school located in Parsons, Kansas that handed out 84 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Colby Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. Colby Community College is a public institution located in Colby, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 162 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Independence Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Independence Community College is a small school located in Independence, Kansas that handed out 83 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Barton County Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Located in Great Bend, Kansas, this small public school awarded 382 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Garden City Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. Garden City Community College is a small public school situated in Garden City, Kansas. It awarded 227 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Butler Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 492 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. This medium-sized school is located in Hutchinson, Kansas, and it awarded 478 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Seward County Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Seward County Community College is a small school located in Liberal, Kansas that handed out 123 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Fort Scott Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Fort Scott, Kansas, and it awarded 135 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. Kansas City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 315 students in 2020-2021.
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Pratt Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #18. Pratt Community College is a public institution located in Pratt, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 92 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Neosho County Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Neosho County Community College is located in Chanute, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 210 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Highland Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Highland Community College is a small school located in Highland, Kansas that handed out 154 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Haskell Indian Nations University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. Haskell is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 36 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Christian College of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #22. McPherson, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
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Kansas Christian College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Manhattan Christian College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas list. MCC is a small school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 4 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Dodge City Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Kansas ranking. Dodge City Community College is a public institution located in Dodge City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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