2023 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You
With 556,813 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Excelsior College to be the best school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baltimore City Community College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 110 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.
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Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the small city of Dover.
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Chesapeake College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wye Mills.
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With a ranking of #10, Anne Arundel Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.
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Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
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Community College of Baltimore County came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Prince George’s 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 degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.
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Harford Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.
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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 & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Community College of Beaver County | Monaca, PA |
| 18 | Maria College of Albany | Albany, NY |
| 19 | University of Pittsburgh - Bradford | Bradford, PA |
| 20 | Bergen Community College | Paramus, NJ |
| 21 | Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, PA |
| 22 | Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck, NJ |
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 9,619 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,589 |
| New York | 19,150 |
| Maryland | 9,515 |
| Delaware | 649 |
| District of Columbia | 145 |
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Related Rankings by Major
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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