2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 97 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Santa Monica College to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . SMC is a very large public school located in the small 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saddleback College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo.
About 57% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 43% are male.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
About 62% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 38% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Los Angeles College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. East Los Angeles College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Monterey Park.
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 East Los Angeles College accumulate an average of around $8,840 in student debt.
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Out of the 97 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.
Women make up 58% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 69% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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Long Beach City College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Long Beach City College is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
About 62% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 38% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, College of the Canyons did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons is a public school with a large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 33% are male.
Liberal Arts majors at College of the Canyons take out an average of $10,624 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Golden West College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Huntington Beach, Golden West College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,454 students majoring in liberal arts at Golden West College, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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Moorpark College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorpark.
About 60% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Irvine Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts general studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Irvine Valley College is a large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
Women make up 55% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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Allan Hancock College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate liberal arts general studies programs. Allan Hancock College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Santa Maria.
Of the 1,258 students majoring in liberal arts at Allan Hancock College, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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With a ranking of #13, Citrus College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Citrus College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Glendora.
Of the 1,223 students majoring in liberal arts at Citrus College, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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With a ranking of #14, Palomar College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,202 students majoring in liberal arts at Palomar College, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Santa Ana College | Santa Ana, CA |
| 16 | Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 17 | Cypress College | Cypress, CA |
| 18 | Ventura College | Ventura, CA |
| 19 | Grossmont College | El Cajon, CA |
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 25 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.