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Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Liberal Arts majors at UMGC take out an average of $13,959 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at CCBC accumulate an average of around $16,761 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anne Arundel Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

About 65% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from AACC carry an average student debtload of $12,188.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bronx Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 26% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from BCC carry an average student debtload of $9,335.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harford Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

Of the 358 students majoring in liberal arts at Harford Community College, 37% are male and 63% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Harford Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,855.

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Hudson Valley 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. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 42% are male.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at HVCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,399.

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Montgomery County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Montco carry an average student debtload of $15,459.

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#8

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carroll Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Westminster.

Women make up 59% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Carroll Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,696.

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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

Of the 268 students majoring in liberal arts at HACC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Liberal Arts majors at HACC take out an average of $22,035 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #10, Excelsior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Excelsior College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,049.

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Explore the most popular online liberal arts general studies schools 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

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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