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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

14 Colleges
$32,881 Avg Salary
$27,591 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online liberal arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our analysis found Excelsior College to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at Excelsior College accumulate an average of around $17,489 in student debt.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Thomas Edison State University 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 . TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

Of the 550 students majoring in liberal arts at TESU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from TESU carry an average student debtload of $23,069.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at Clarion University accumulate an average of around $33,370 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $220.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Women make up 46% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

On average, liberal arts graduates from RIT take out $28,068 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $557.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 92 students majoring in liberal arts at Morgan State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Morgan State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,333. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $359, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts general studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 27% are male.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Wilmington University take out $31,330 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in liberal arts at UMGC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at UMGC accumulate an average of around $23,077 in student debt.

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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Mansfield University is a small public school located in the town of Mansfield.

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

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from Mansfield University carry an average student debtload of $36,786.

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#9

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at Molloy accumulate an average of around $32,005 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $533.

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#10

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

Peirce College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Peirce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

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Explore the most popular online liberal arts general studies colleges 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 14 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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