Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

5 Colleges
$65,988 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

The Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 6 students majoring in liberal arts at Cal State LA, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read More…

Request Information

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in California. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at California State University - Dominguez Hills

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

Request Information

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Read More…

Request Information
#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Read More…

Request Information

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

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges 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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

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