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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

40 Colleges
$27,412 Avg Salary
$14,920 Avg Student Debt

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 142,446 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 .

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our analysis found Santa Monica College to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . SMC is a very large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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#2

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rio Hondo College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students pursuing an online degree. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

Liberal Arts majors at Lane Community College take out an average of $10,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at Chemeketa Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Chemeketa Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,893.

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#5

Merced College

Merced, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Merced College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students pursuing an online degree. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Merced.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Merced Community College District take out is $8,125.

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#6

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

Los Angeles Harbor College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. LAHC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wilmington.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at LAHC accumulate an average of around $6,413 in student debt.

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#7

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

With a ranking of #7, San Bernardino Valley College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. San Bernardino Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at San Bernardino Valley College accumulate an average of around $5,812 in student debt.

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#8

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

With a ranking of #8, Santa Barbara City College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. SBCC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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#9

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Clackamas Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Oregon City.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Clackamas Community College accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

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#10

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Brandman take out is $21,000.

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Explore the most popular online liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Nevada 1,679
Hawaii 2,024
Alaska 417

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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