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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

33 Colleges
$24,682 Avg Salary
$12,147 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our analysis found Santa Monica College to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Far Western US Region . SMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

Of the 1,492 students majoring in liberal arts at SMC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

Of the 1,213 students majoring in liberal arts at Lane Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Lane Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,820.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chemeketa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 1,039 students majoring in liberal arts at Chemeketa Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Chemeketa Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,688.

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#4

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Hondo College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#5

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Barbara City College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. SBCC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

About 70% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#6

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Clackamas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts general studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Oregon City.

Of the 425 students majoring in liberal arts at Clackamas Community College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#7

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Western Nevada College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. WNC is a small public school located in the small city of Carson City.

About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

Liberal Arts majors at WNC take out an average of $18,024 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

Women make up 69% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Liberal Arts majors at UAA take out an average of $17,453 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

Rogue Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Rogue Community College take out $17,799 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Compton College

Compton, CA

With a ranking of #10, Compton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Explore the most popular online 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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