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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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$23,818 Avg Salary
$11,499 Avg Student Debt

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #12 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 3,589 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Harrisburg Area Community College to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

About 50% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Delaware County Community College Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 9,619
New York 19,150
Maryland 9,515
Delaware 649
District of Columbia 145

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 3 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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