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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

54 Colleges
$30,635 Avg Salary
$19,425 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 .

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at UMGC take out is $15,681.

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#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Out of the 54 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Excelsior College carry an average student debtload of $10,134.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at CCBC take out is $13,469.

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Out of the 54 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

On average, liberal arts graduates from TESU take out $15,974 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

On average, liberal arts graduates from AACC take out $9,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Bronx Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, BCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at BCC take out is $7,000.

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With a ranking of #7, College of Southern Maryland did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from CSM carry an average student debtload of $11,800.

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Harford Community College 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. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Harford Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,198.

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Hudson Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Liberal Arts majors at HVCC take out an average of $9,591 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Montgomery County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Montco carry an average student debtload of $12,000.

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Explore the most popular online liberal arts general studies schools 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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