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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$6,045 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

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.

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

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

Leech Lake Tribal College

Cass Lake, MN

Our analysis found Leech Lake Tribal College to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. Leech Lake Tribal College is a small public school located in the rural area of Cass Lake.

Leech Lake Tribal College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,926 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 per 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rochester Community and Technical College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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#6

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Normandale Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Normandale Community College are $5,789 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Normandale Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Minnesota.

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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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 a year.

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#8

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.

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#9

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. 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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#10

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

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 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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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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 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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