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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

21 Colleges
$32,278 Avg Salary
$24,713 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies students earned 3,589 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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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 in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Montgomery County Community College to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Liberal Arts majors at Montco take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from HACC carry an average student debtload of $18,156.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great place for liberal arts general studies students pursuing an online degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Clarion University take out is $31,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $220, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Liberal Arts majors at LCCC take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delaware County Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Delaware County Community College accumulate an average of around $15,175 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #6, Reading Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Reading, RACC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from RACC carry an average student debtload of $18,921.

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Westmoreland County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.

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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Mansfield University is a small public school located in the town of Mansfield.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Mansfield University carry an average student debtload of $31,750.

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#9

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, Peirce College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Peirce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Community College of Beaver County landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from CCBC carry an average student debtload of $15,209.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 21 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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