2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences and humanities was ranked 4th in Minnesota. In fact, 6,264 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in Minnesota 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Leech Lake Tribal College the best value school in Minnesota for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Leech Lake Tribal College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Cass Lake.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Leech Lake Tribal College are $3,926 per year.
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Out of the 24 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also took the #1 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rochester Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Normandale 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 #6 on the list. Normandale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Normandale Community College are $5,789 per year.
Normandale Community College also made our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #3.
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Northland Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 per year.
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Century College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Lake Superior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSC are $5,616 per year.
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Inver Hills Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IHCC are $5,809 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 6,339 |
| Iowa | 5,966 |
| South Dakota | 222 |
| Missouri | 8,280 |
| Nebraska | 1,612 |
| North Dakota | 953 |
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Related Majors for 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 24 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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