2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online undergraduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Santa Monica College the most popular online school in the United States for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. SMC is a very large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.
Women make up 59% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.
Women make up 43% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 65% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
On average, liberal arts graduates from MCC take out $12,382 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Delgado Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.
Women make up 78% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts graduates from Delgado Community College carry an average student debtload of $24,845.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rio Hondo College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 37% are male.
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Merced College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Merced Community College District is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.
Women make up 68% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts majors at Merced Community College District accumulate an average of around $10,074 in student debt.
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College of Western Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 831 students majoring in liberal arts at CWI, 33% are male and 67% are female.
The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at CWI take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,002.
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Los Angeles Harbor College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts general studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. LAHC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Wilmington.
Women make up 66% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts majors at LAHC accumulate an average of around $11,310 in student debt.
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Germanna Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Locust Grove, Germanna Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 62% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, liberal arts majors at Germanna Community College accumulate an average of around $11,912 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #10, South Louisiana Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their online undergraduate certificate. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.
Of the 541 students majoring in liberal arts at South Louisiana Community College, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Grayson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts general studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
Women make up 72% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 12 | College of Southern Maryland | La Plata, MD |
| 13 | Yavapai College | Prescott, AZ |
| 14 | Owens Community College | Perrysburg, OH |
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies by Region
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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.