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2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the New England Region

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7,269 Degrees Awarded
$26,855 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 the New England region, there were 10,486 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,416 and $18,820 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7,269 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 90 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. To top this list, a school must have a successful liberal arts / sciences and humanities program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. CCRI is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,236 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1,151 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bristol Community College
Fall River, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it awarded 422 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Middlesex Community College
Bedford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlesex Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate. Bedford, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 256 students in 2020-2021.

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Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holyoke Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Holyoke, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 237 students in 2020-2021.

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Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, Massachusetts

Bunker Hill Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 228 students in 2020-2021.

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North Shore Community College
Danvers, Massachusetts

North Shore Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Danvers, Massachusetts, and it awarded 219 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Gateway Community College
New Haven, Connecticut

Gateway Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 216 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Norwalk Community College
Norwalk, Connecticut

With a ranking of #9, Norwalk Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 191 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 190 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 149 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Southern Maine Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Southern Maine Community College is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 144 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Manchester Community College
Manchester, Connecticut

Manchester Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. MCC is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 134 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Community College of Vermont
Montpelier, Vermont

Community College of Vermont landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Community College of Vermont is located in Montpelier, Vermont and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 126 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #15, Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. MassBay Community College is a small public school situated in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. It awarded 125 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Tunxis Community College
Farmington, Connecticut

Tunxis Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Tunxis Community College is a small public school situated in Farmington, Connecticut. It awarded 116 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tunxis Community College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Three Rivers Community College
Norwich, Connecticut

Three Rivers Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Three Rivers Community College is a small school located in Norwich, Connecticut that handed out 109 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, Massachusetts

Quinsigamond Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 109 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Massasoit Community College
Brockton, Massachusetts

Massasoit Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 98 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, Massachusetts

Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. MWCC is a small school located in Gardner, Massachusetts that handed out 94 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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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Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, Massachusetts

Northern Essex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Northern Essex Community College is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts 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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Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, Massachusetts

Cape Cod Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. West Barnstable, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.

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Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Bard College at Simon’s Rock ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Simon’s Rock is a small school located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts that handed out 90 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, New Hampshire

NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Housatonic Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 87 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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