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

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

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Allegheny County the most popular school in Pennsylvania for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% 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 Montgomery County Community College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 312 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Montco, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

Women make up 59% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Out of the 46 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 222 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Community College of Philadelphia, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 58% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

About 60% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the small suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Pennsylvania Highlands, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#8

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at LCCC, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Reading Area Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at RACC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Luzerne County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 39% 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 Schools 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 27 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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