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Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities students earned 9,515 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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The Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Maryland to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities program at each school on the list.

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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 a associate degree in Maryland. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

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

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#2

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Out of the 18 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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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#4

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 784 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at HCC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Prince George’s Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. PGCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Largo.

Of the 637 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at PGCC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, College of Southern Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

Women make up 73% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Harford Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of Bel Air, Harford Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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Frederick Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Frederick.

Women make up 63% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#10

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the rural area of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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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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
Pennsylvania 3,589
New York 19,150
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 18 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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