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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across Alabama, there were 7,854 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,128 and $14,403 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5,517 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,592 and $21,124 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 29 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 colleges and universities below are the best for alabama associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.
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 in Alabama list. Marion Military Institute is located in Marion, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 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 Snead State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Snead State Community College is located in Boaz, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 318 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 Enterprise State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Enterprise State Community College is located in Enterprise, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 119 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Wallace Community College, Selma landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Selma, Alabama, this small public school handed out 199 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 217 students in 2020-2021.
Lurleen B Wallace Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Lurleen B Wallace Community College is a small school located in Andalusia, Alabama that handed out 160 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Coastal Alabama Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Coastal Alabama Community College is a public institution located in Bay Minette, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 453 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Alabama Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Alexander City, Alabama, this small public school handed out 105 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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John C Calhoun State Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Tanner, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 836 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Jefferson State Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 418 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Shelton State Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking. Shelton State Community College is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 184 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Alabama Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #12. Northeast Alabama Community College is a public institution located in Rainsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 287 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Union State Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Southern Union State Community College is located in Wadley, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 362 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Bishop State Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Bishop State Community College is a small school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 128 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Gadsden State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Gadsden State Community College is a small public school situated in Gadsden, Alabama. It awarded 215 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Chattahoochee Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Located in Phenix City, Alabama, this small public school handed out 110 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
Wallace Community College, Dothan did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Dothan, Alabama, this small public school handed out 165 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Bevill State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #18. Bevill State Community College is a small school located in Jasper, Alabama that handed out 184 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest-Shoals Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking. Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 242 students in 2020-2021.
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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking. Wallace State, Hanceville is a public institution located in Hanceville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 244 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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H Councill Trenholm State Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 26 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 268 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #23. Orange Beach, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 168 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Mobile did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Faulkner University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Alabama list. Faulkner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 12 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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