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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

15 Colleges
$24,682 Avg Salary
$12,147 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 3,558 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts General Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the liberal arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 24% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $10,159 in student debt.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at West Virginia Northern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

Liberal Arts majors at WVNCC take out an average of $17,456 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Glenville State College

Glenville, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Glenville State College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Glenville, Glenville State College is a public college with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 42% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at Glenville State College accumulate an average of around $22,467 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Keyser, WVU Potomac State College is a public school with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

On average, liberal arts graduates from WVU Potomac State College take out $13,924 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 24% are male.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,810.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Mount Gay, Southern is a public school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Of the 71 students majoring in liberal arts at Pierpont Community and Technical College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Liberal Arts majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out an average of $19,890 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the small suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at West Virginia University at Parkersburg take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,366.

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Mountwest Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in liberal arts at MCTC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at MCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,273.

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New River Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the liberal arts majors at the school.

On average, liberal arts graduates from New River Community and Technical College take out $13,359 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,724
Virginia 9,302
North Carolina 18,234
Florida 64,444
Tennessee 10,186
Kentucky 6,493
South Carolina 4,243
Louisiana 2,864
Arkansas 5,205
Alabama 5,890
Mississippi 5,696

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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.

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