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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

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.

The Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the Plains States 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.

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our analysis found Johnson County Community College to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Plains States Region . JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Overland Park.

Women make up 60% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from JCCC carry an average student debtload of $12,689.

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Out of the 66 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at MCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,792.

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#3

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Out of the 66 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 37% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at Normandale Community College accumulate an average of around $16,425 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moberly Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Moberly, MACC is a public college with a small student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at MACC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,718.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online associate degree. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus accumulate an average of around $16,841 in student debt.

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Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 629 students majoring in liberal arts at OTC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at OTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,657.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District 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 Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Eastern Iowa Community Colleges take out $14,102 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Columbia College Missouri take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,597.

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State Fair Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

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 State Fair Community College accumulate an average of around $12,892 in student debt.

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#10

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 426 students majoring in liberal arts at Century College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Century College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,772.

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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 Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Cowley County Community College Arkansas City, KS
12 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
13 Central Lakes College - Brainerd Brainerd, MN

Explore the most popular online liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8,280
Minnesota 6,264
Kansas 6,339
Iowa 5,966
Nebraska 1,612
North Dakota 953
South Dakota 222

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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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