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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

81 Colleges
$28,497 Avg Salary
$16,369 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 556,813 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.

The Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Plains States 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 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $8,792.

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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students pursuing an online degree. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at JCCC accumulate an average of around $10,000 in student debt.

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#3

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Liberal Arts majors at Columbia College Missouri take out an average of $23,451 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Normandale Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Normandale Community College take out is $12,620.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moberly Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Moberly, MACC is a public college with a small student population.

On average, liberal arts graduates from MACC take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus take out is $13,000.

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Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. OTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Liberal Arts majors at OTC take out an average of $12,792 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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State Fair Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sedalia.

Liberal Arts majors at State Fair Community College take out an average of $10,575 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Century College take out $14,376 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#11

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS

Cowley County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Cowley College is a small public school located in the town of Arkansas City.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Cowley College carry an average student debtload of $8,000.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College accumulate an average of around $14,250 in student debt.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Central Lakes College - Brainerd Brainerd, MN
14 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
15 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
16 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8,280
Minnesota 6,264
Kansas 6,339
Iowa 5,966
Nebraska 1,612
North Dakota 953
South Dakota 222

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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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