2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 142,446 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Los Angeles Valley College to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . LAVC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Valley Glen.
LAVC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,012 in tuition and fees each year. On average, liberal arts graduates from LAVC take out $11,749 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LAVC is ranked #1 for overall quality for liberal arts in the Far Western US Region .
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Los Angeles Valley College Report
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.
Merced Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,444 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts majors at Merced Community College District accumulate an average of around $10,074 in student debt.
Merced Community College District also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuesta College are $8,702 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cuesta College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Ana College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SAC are $7,684 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at SAC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,545.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Los Angeles College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. East Los Angeles College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Monterey Park.
East Los Angeles College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,012 in tuition and fees each year. Liberal Arts majors at East Los Angeles College take out an average of $8,840 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, East Los Angeles College also did well on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Los Angeles Harbor College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. LAHC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wilmington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LAHC are $9,012 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts majors at LAHC accumulate an average of around $11,310 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, Los Angeles City College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Los Angeles City College are $9,012 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Los Angeles City College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,202.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Los Angeles City College also is in the top 15% of our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Chaffey College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chaffey College is a large public school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.
Chaffey College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,960 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts majors at Chaffey College accumulate an average of around $9,073 in student debt.
With a ranking of #9, Evergreen Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Jose, Evergreen Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Evergreen Valley College are $8,286 a year.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Evergreen Valley College
Los Angeles Mission College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts general studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Los Angeles Mission College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Sylmar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Los Angeles Mission College are $9,012 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts graduates from Los Angeles Mission College carry an average student debtload of $11,154.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Los Angeles Mission College Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 52,773 |
| Washington | 17,408 |
| Oregon | 8,599 |
| Nevada | 1,679 |
| Hawaii | 2,024 |
| Alaska | 417 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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