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

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

In 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies students earned 5,890 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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The Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Alabama 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Coastal Alabama Community College the most popular online school in Alabama for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Coastal Alabama Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,487.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Union State Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. Southern Union State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wadley.

Women make up 64% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Southern Union State Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,738.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern Union State Community College Report

#3

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.

Women make up 66% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Liberal Arts majors at TROY take out an average of $27,550 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest-Shoals Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. NW-SCC is a small public school located in the city of Muscle Shoals.

About 71% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

Liberal Arts majors at NW-SCC take out an average of $12,488 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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

About 71% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at GSCC accumulate an average of around $9,856 in student debt.

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#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

With a ranking of #6, Columbia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

Women make up 45% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Columbia Southern University take out $21,013 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Wallace Community College, Dothan landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the city of Dothan, Wallace, Dothan is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Wallace, Dothan carry an average student debtload of $9,137.

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Bishop State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Mobile, Bishop State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 128 students majoring in liberal arts at Bishop State Community College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Liberal Arts majors at Bishop State Community College take out an average of $11,313 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Shelton State 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 city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 184 students majoring in liberal arts at Shelton State Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at Shelton State Community College accumulate an average of around $9,256 in student debt.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Shelton State Community College Report

#10

Amridge University

Montgomery, AL

With a ranking of #10, Amridge University 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 city of Montgomery, Amridge is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,724
Virginia 9,302
North Carolina 18,234
Florida 64,444
Tennessee 10,186
Kentucky 6,493
South Carolina 4,243
Louisiana 2,864
Arkansas 5,205
Mississippi 5,696
West Virginia 3,558

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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