2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies School for You
In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts general studies students, making the major the most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 552 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online .
Top 25 Most Popular Online Schools in Liberal Arts General Studies
Our analysis found Lone Star College System to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $10,313 in student debt.
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Out of the 552 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $17,058 in student debt.
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The excellent online programs at Santa Monica College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the United States. SMC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at HCC take out is $11,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $114, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent online programs at Collin County Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, liberal arts graduates from Collin County Community College District take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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St Petersburg College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $13,270.
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University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
On average, liberal arts graduates from UMGC take out $15,681 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $8,792.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
On average, liberal arts graduates from SNHU take out $23,425 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #10, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
Liberal Arts majors at Cuyahoga Community College District take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
With a ranking of #11, Seminole State College of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Seminole State carry an average student debtload of $10,250.
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With a ranking of #12, Excelsior College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Excelsior College take out is $10,134.
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Florida SouthWestern State College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. FSW is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
On average, liberal arts graduates from FSW take out $8,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Indian River State College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Indian River State College carry an average student debtload of $7,250.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Indian River State College Report
Eastern Florida State College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. EFSC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Cocoa.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at EFSC take out is $9,577.
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American Public University System came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from American Military University carry an average student debtload of $5,688.
Daytona State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public school with a large student population.
Liberal Arts majors at Daytona State College take out an average of $9,379 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Daytona State College Report
Wake Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Liberal Arts majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $9,111 in student debt.
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Northern Virginia Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Northern Virginia Community College accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.
Tri-County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #21 on the list. TCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pendleton.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at TCTC take out is $10,000.
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With a ranking of #22, Rio Hondo College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a large student population.
Weber State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from WSU carry an average student debtload of $17,867.
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South Texas College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at South Texas College accumulate an average of around $5,500 in student debt.
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Polk State College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
On average, liberal arts graduates from Polk State take out $8,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Polk State College Report
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 552 different United States liberal arts general studies schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools award.
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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).
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