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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$12,319 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,818 Avg Salary

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 43,359 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the liberal arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found College of Southern Maryland to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSM are $9,030 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts graduates from CSM carry an average student debtload of $13,797.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CSM also did well on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prince George’s Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a large student population.

PGCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,474 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fulton-Montgomery Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. FM is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnstown.

FM undergraduate students pay an average of $5,718 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $9,818 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Genesee Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Batavia, GCC is a public school with a small student population.

GCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rowan College at Burlington County ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RCBC are $6,901 per year.

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Raritan Valley Community 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RVCC are $6,912 a year.

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Community College of Baltimore County landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCBC are $10,062 a year.

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Allegany College of Maryland 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Allegany College of Maryland are $10,280 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts graduates from Allegany College of Maryland carry an average student debtload of $19,867.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Allegany College of Maryland Report

Sussex County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Sussex County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,589
New York 19,150
Maryland 9,515
New Jersey 9,619
District of Columbia 145
Delaware 649

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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