2021 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies School for You
In 2018-2019, 547,539 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.
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 Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 826 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2021 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online .
Top 25 Most Popular Online Schools in Liberal Arts
Our 2021 rankings named Valencia College the most popular online school in the United States for liberal arts general studies students. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.
Liberal Arts majors at Valencia College take out an average of $8,087 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $84.
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The excellent online programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $114, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 826 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from FSCJ carry an average student debtload of $11,562. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $120.
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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #6 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Liberal Arts majors at MCC take out an average of $8,250 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $86.
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Central Texas College landed the #7 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.
Liberal Arts majors at Seminole State take out an average of $9,437 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $98, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Eastern Florida State College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. EFSC is a large public school located in the suburb of Cocoa.
On average, liberal arts graduates from EFSC take out $9,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $99.
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Pima Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Liberal Arts majors at Pima County Community College District take out an average of $7,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $73.
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Santa Fe College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #11 on the list. Santa Fe College is a large public school located in the suburb of Gainesville.
On average, liberal arts graduates from Santa Fe College take out $9,050 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $94.
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Tallahassee Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Tallahassee Community College is a large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
On average, liberal arts graduates from Tallahassee Community College take out $8,709 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $90, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Indian River State College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Indian River State College accumulate an average of around $6,250 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $65, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Excelsior College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Excelsior College accumulate an average of around $7,456 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $78.
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Georgia State University-Perimeter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State University-Perimeter College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #16, Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. FSW is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
On average, liberal arts graduates from FSW take out $8,000 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $83.
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Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #17 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
On average, liberal arts graduates from Cuyahoga Community College District take out $8,317 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $86.
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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools ranking. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at UMGC take out is $17,370. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $180, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Bergen Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the suburb of Paramus, Bergen Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Bergen Community College take out is $10,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $109.
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Daytona State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Daytona State College accumulate an average of around $7,950 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $83.
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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #21 on the list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $13,406. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $140.
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With a ranking of #22, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
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Portland Community College landed the #23 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Portland Community College accumulate an average of around $16,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $166.
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Central New Mexico Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at CNM take out is $9,288. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $96, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Vincennes University landed the #25 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Vincennes.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Vincennes University take out is $14,403. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $150, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 826 different United States liberal arts general studies schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Liberal Arts General Studies students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools award.
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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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