2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas
If you pursue a associate degree in
liberal arts general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 23 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts general studies students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,638 associate degrees in liberal arts general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of liberal arts general studies for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts general studies students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other liberal arts general studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Student Debt - How much debt liberal arts general studies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts General Studies Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Liberal Arts General Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Strengthen your communication and critical-thinking skills with this online associate in liberal arts degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public university with a small student population.
Associate students who receive their degree from the liberal arts program earn about $19,569 in the first couple years of their career.
More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton
Located in the city of Pine Bluff, SEARK College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Southeast Arkansas College
Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program report average early career earnings of $22,446.
More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
After graduating, liberal arts associate recipients usually make around $21,247 at the beginning of their careers.
More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Black River Technical College
Located in the rural area of De Queen, UA Cossatot is a public university with a small student population.
Those liberal arts general studies students who get their associate degree from Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas receive $4,477 more than the standard liberal arts graduate.
More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas