by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 West Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. 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 West Virginia, there were 3,895 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,348 and $19,938 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,520 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,789 and $17,466 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 in West Virginia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia list. WVU Potomac State College is a public institution located in Keyser, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 112 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full WVU Potomac State College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glenville State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia list. Glenville State College is a small public school situated in Glenville, West Virginia. It awarded 117 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Glenville State College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia list. West Virginia Northern Community College is a small school located in Wheeling, West Virginia that handed out 134 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at West Virginia Northern Community College
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Moorefield, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Mount Gay, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 95 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia list. Martinsburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Pierpont Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia list. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 71 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
Full Pierpont Community and Technical College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
American Public University System did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 1,712 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full American Public University System Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
New River Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia list. New River Community and Technical College is a small school located in Beaver, West Virginia that handed out 29 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at New River Community and Technical College
Catholic Distance University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia ranking. CDU is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
Full Catholic Distance University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. Mountwest Community and Technical College is a small school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 43 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia ranking. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public institution located in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
BridgeValley Community & Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public institution located in South Charleston, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full BridgeValley Community & Technical College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Alderson Broaddus University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia ranking. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philippi, West Virginia. It awarded 1 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Alderson Broaddus University
Salem University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in West Virginia list. Salem University is a small private for-profit school situated in Salem, West Virginia. It awarded 0 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Salem University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
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