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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

29 Colleges
$4,477 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue College the best value 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 college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $4,057 per year.

BC also took the #1 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Shoreline Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Washington. Located in the suburb of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shoreline Community College are $4,166 a year.

Shoreline Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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#3

Cascadia College

Bothell, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cascadia College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Cascadia College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

Cascadia College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,306 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Highline College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Highline is a small public school located in the large suburb of Des Moines.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,344 per year.

Highline also took the #3 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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#5

South Seattle College

Seattle, WA

Out of the 29 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, South Seattle College landed the # 5 spot on the list. South Seattle is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Seattle are $4,831 a year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at South Seattle College Report

Spokane Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Spokane Falls Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $4,529 per year.

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Everett 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 #9 on the list. Everett Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Everett.

Everett Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, WA

Northwest Indian 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 #10 on the list. Northwest Indian College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Bellingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest Indian College are $4,374 per year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools 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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

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.

  • 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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