Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 18,292 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the online liberal arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Black Hawk College the most popular online school in Illinois for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Moline, BHC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 61% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Black Hawk College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heartland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Heartland Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

About 56% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Heartland Community College

#3

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waubonsee Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Waubonsee Community College

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,711
Ohio 11,432
Indiana 3,815
Wisconsin 2,376

More Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings in Illinois

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.