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Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 52,773 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#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 California. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

Of the 3,496 students majoring in liberal arts at SMC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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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 California list. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 63% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

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#3

Merced College

Merced, CA

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in California. Merced Community College District is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Merced.

Of the 845 students majoring in liberal arts at Merced Community College District, 32% are male and 68% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Merced Community College District take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,074.

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#4

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Harbor College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. LAHC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Wilmington.

Of the 788 students majoring in liberal arts at LAHC, 34% are male and 66% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at LAHC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,310.

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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 California. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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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