2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate's Degree School for You
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2018-2019, 547,539 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 770 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for an Associate's in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Our 2021 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the United States for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Texas College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools list. Central Texas College is a large public school located in the suburb of Killeen.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Virginia Community College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate’s degree. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia Southern University is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate’s degree. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sheridan College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate’s degree. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the remote town of Sheridan.
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Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Excelsior College is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
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University of Maryland - University College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools list. University of Maryland - University College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
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Lincoln Land Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools list. LLCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Springfield.
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Bismarck State College landed the #9 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best associate’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.
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Harvard University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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South Dakota State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of University Park, Penn State World Campus is a public school with a small student population.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
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Columbia College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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Providence College landed the #15 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best associate’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Austin Community College District ranked #16 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
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Weber State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Xavier University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Kent State University at Stark came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools ranking. Kent State University at Stark is a small public school located in the large suburb of Canton.
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Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global ranked #21 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools list. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
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Vincennes University landed the #22 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best associate’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a large student population.
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Villanova University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #25, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate’s degree. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 770 different United States liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate's Degree Schools award.
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities by Region
View the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Related Rankings by Major
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Liberal Arts General Studies | 547,539 |
Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual & Performing Arts | 153,295 |
| English Language & Literature | 59,299 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 34,386 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 32,172 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 16,252 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).
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