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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 401,197 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major” ranking, we looked at 1,486 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts / sciences and humanities program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marion Military Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. This small school is located in Marion, Alabama, and it awarded 86 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Salkehatchie. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major. University of South Carolina - Salkehatchie is located in Allendale, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Military Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major. NMMI is a public institution located in Roswell, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 109 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. CCC is located in Redlands, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Union. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. This small school is located in Union, South Carolina, and it awarded 117 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chatfield College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Chatfield College is located in Saint Martin, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend White Earth Tribal and Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major. Located in Mahnomen, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oxford College of Emory University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major. Oxford College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oxford, Georgia. It awarded 452 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville College-Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Jacksonville College-Main Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Texas. It awarded 76 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 1,486 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Sumter landed the #1 spot on the list. USC Sumter is a small public school situated in Sumter, South Carolina. It awarded 159 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Eastern Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 4 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rainy River Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Rainy River Community College is a small school located in International Falls, Minnesota that handed out 28 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Kent State University at Stark did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Kent State University at Stark is a small public school situated in Canton, Ohio. It awarded 761 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Georgia State University-Perimeter College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #14. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 2,419 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Christian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Terrell, Texas, and it awarded 17 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Lakeview College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Northeast Lakeview College is a medium-sized school located in Universal City, Texas that handed out 813 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Red Lake Nation College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Red Lake Nation College is located in Red Lake, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Chief Dull Knife College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Located in Lame Deer, Montana, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #19. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 2,384 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisburg College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Louisburg, North Carolina, and it awarded 74 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bergen Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #21. Bergen Community College is a fairly large school located in Paramus, New Jersey that handed out 1,876 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bergen Community College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
With a ranking of #22, Ohio State University - Newark Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Ohio State University - Newark Campus is a public institution located in Newark, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 536 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Newark Campus Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
With a ranking of #23, Georgia Highlands College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. GHC is a medium-sized public school situated in Rome, Georgia. It awarded 782 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia Highlands College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Moberly Area Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. MACC is a small public school situated in Moberly, Missouri. It awarded 652 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Assumption College for Sisters landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Assumption College for Sisters is a small school located in Denville, New Jersey that handed out 10 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ocean County College | Toms River, NJ |
| 52 | Tillamook Bay Community College | Tillamook, OR |
| 53 | Columbia State Community College | Columbia, TN |
| 54 | Lane Community College | Eugene, OR |
| 55 | Columbia Basin College | Pasco, WA |
| 56 | Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom | Lakewood, WA |
| 57 | Tri-County Community College | Murphy, NC |
| 58 | Leech Lake Tribal College | Cass Lake, MN |
| 59 | Florida SouthWestern State College | Fort Myers, FL |
| 60 | University of South Carolina - Lancaster | Lancaster, SC |
| 61 | Chemeketa Community College | Salem, OR |
| 62 | Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee, WA |
| 63 | Spokane Falls Community College | Spokane, WA |
| 64 | El Centro College | Dallas, TX |
| 65 | Laredo College | Laredo, TX |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 216 | College of the Muscogee Nation | Okmulgee, OK |
| 216 | Lassen Community College | Susanville, CA |
| 216 | Garrett College | McHenry, MD |
| 219 | Treasure Valley Community College | Ontario, OR |
| 220 | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington, NC |
| 221 | Kapiolani Community College | Honolulu, HI |
| 222 | Iowa Central Community College | Fort Dodge, IA |
| 223 | New River Community College | Dublin, VA |
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