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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$2,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,818 Avg Salary

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

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 8,087 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arizona 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Cochise County Community College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

Cochise College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts majors at Cochise College accumulate an average of around $11,317 in student debt.

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#3

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Out of the 7 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Arizona College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $2,580 per year. Liberal Arts majors at Pinal County Community College take out an average of $15,267 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Arizona College are $2,160 a year.

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#5

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Yavapai College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Prescott.

Yavapai College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Yavapai College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,082.

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Arizona Western College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AWC are $2,700 a year.

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#7

Coconino Community College

Flagstaff, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Coconino Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Coconino Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Flagstaff.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coconino Community College are $3,254 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Coconino Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,142.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 55,869
Oklahoma 3,298
New Mexico 3,989

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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