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2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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The Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 67% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Pima Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 1,074 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Pima County Community College District, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

Of the 609 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at AWC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#4

Paris Junior College

Paris, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paris Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 66% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#5

Grayson College

Denison, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grayson College is a great place for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their undergraduate certificate. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.

Of the 530 students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at Grayson College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#6

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 68% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#7

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Central Arizona College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

About 70% of the students majoring in liberal arts / sciences and humanities at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#8

Coconino Community College

Flagstaff, AZ

Coconino 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 undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Flagstaff, Coconino Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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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With a ranking of #9, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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#10

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

Women make up 68% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at the school.

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 8,087
Texas 55,869
New Mexico 3,989
Oklahoma 3,298

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 30 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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