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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

44 Colleges
$24,682 Avg Salary
$12,147 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Community College of Baltimore County is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 32% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Anne Arundel Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

Women make up 65% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Bronx Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 74% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harford Community College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their online associate degree. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

About 63% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Hudson Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 42% are male.

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Montgomery County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#8

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Carroll Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Westminster.

About 59% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 41% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their online associate degree. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

About 59% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#10

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 32% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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 26 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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