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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$20,914 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies students earned 3,589 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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.

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $9,900 per year.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.

Drexel also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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