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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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$65,988 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities students earned 52,773 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 67% 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their graduate certificate. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in California. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at San Diego State University Report

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 17,408
Oregon 8,599
Hawaii 2,024
Nevada 1,679
Alaska 417

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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