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Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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.

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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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Montgomery County Community College to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 312 students majoring in liberal arts at Montco, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Liberal Arts majors at Montco take out an average of $15,459 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

About 59% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at HACC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,035.

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#3

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in liberal arts at LCCC, 34% are male and 66% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at LCCC accumulate an average of around $12,882 in student debt.

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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

On average, liberal arts graduates from Delaware County Community College take out $19,241 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Reading Area Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public school with a small student population.

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

Liberal Arts majors at RACC take out an average of $18,636 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Westmoreland County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.

About 63% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

Liberal Arts majors at Westmoreland College take out an average of $14,140 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Community College of Beaver County 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public college with a small student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at CCBC accumulate an average of around $18,366 in student debt.

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Bucks County 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 #8 on the list. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

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

On average, liberal arts graduates from Bucks County Community College take out $12,411 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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California University of Pennsylvania 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 #9 on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

About 80% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 20% are male.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Cal U take out $28,949 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $169, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Of the 8 students majoring in liberal arts at Clarion University, 13% are male and 88% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Clarion University carry an average student debtload of $24,450.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 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

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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