by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Illinois, there were 25,747 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,957 and $14,623 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16,943 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 54 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful liberal arts general studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moraine Valley Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Moraine Valley Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Palos Hills, Illinois. It awarded 1,141 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Rainey Harper College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 1,047 degrees 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 City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Harold Washington College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 975 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. COD is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 962 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Lake County. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate. College of Lake County is a public institution located in Grayslake, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 821 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Joliet Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 752 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Elgin Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 639 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Central College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Illinois Central College is a medium-sized school located in East Peoria, Illinois that handed out 632 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 622 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Rock Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Rockford, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 568 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln Land Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 522 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakton Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Oakton Community College is a public institution located in Des Plaines, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 519 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Heartland Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Heartland Community College is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 503 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Waubonsee Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Waubonsee is a public institution located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 499 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. SWIC is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 451 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Triton College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 447 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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McHenry County College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. MCC is a medium-sized school located in Crystal Lake, Illinois that handed out 423 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Parkland College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Parkland College is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 310 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Prairie State College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Prairie State College is a small public school situated in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It awarded 305 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Prairie State College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #20, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 295 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Lake Land College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This small school is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and it awarded 289 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Black Hawk College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. BHC is a small school located in Moline, Illinois that handed out 256 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Harry S Truman College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 250 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 222 students in 2020-2021.
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John Wood Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Illinois for an Associate list. John Wood Community College is located in Quincy, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 216 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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