2023 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the most popular major in Washington with 17,408 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue College the best school in Washington for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bellevue, BC is a public 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 South Seattle College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. South Seattle is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.
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Out of the 29 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Basin College landed the # 3 spot on the list. CBC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pasco.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Cascadia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Washington. Cascadia College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Shoreline Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Washington. Located in the large suburb of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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Highline College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Highline is a small public school located in the suburb of Des Moines.
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North Seattle College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public college with a small student population.
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Clark College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Northwest University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.
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Northwest Indian College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Northwest Indian College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bellingham.
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Explore all the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 52,773 |
| Oregon | 8,599 |
| Hawaii | 2,024 |
| Nevada | 1,679 |
| Alaska | 417 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 556,813 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual & Performing Arts | 149,215 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
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).
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