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Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

6 Colleges
$23,818 Avg Salary
$11,499 Avg Student Debt

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 142,446 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our analysis found Santa Monica College to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . SMC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

About 59% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#2

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Hondo College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 872 students majoring in liberal arts at RHCCD, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#3

Merced College

Merced, CA

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Merced Community College District is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

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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#4

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Los Angeles Harbor College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . LAHC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Wilmington.

About 66% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 34% are male.

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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#5

Compton College

Compton, CA

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Compton College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Lane Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

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Explore the most popular online liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Nevada 1,679
Hawaii 2,024
Alaska 417

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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