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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 354,866 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 8,055 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7,318 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $13,998 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree liberal studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bergen Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Bergen Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Paramus, New Jersey. It awarded 1,609 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption College for Sisters landed the #2 spot on the list. Assumption College for Sisters is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denville, New Jersey. It awarded 7 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan College at Burlington County. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey. Located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 1,105 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Warren County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, New Jersey, and it awarded 76 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sussex County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey. Sussex County Community College is a public institution located in Newton, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 147 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Sussex County Community College
With a ranking of #6, Middlesex County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 521 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ocean County College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Toms River, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 461 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Camden County College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Located in Blackwood, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 473 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #9, Cumberland County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. This small school is located in Vineland, New Jersey, and it awarded 354 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Cumberland County College
Union County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #10. Cranford, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 458 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Mercer County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 242 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is located in Sewell, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 251 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus Liberal Arts Report
Hudson County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 271 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Passaic County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Passaic County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Paterson, New Jersey. It awarded 239 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Raritan Valley Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Located in Branchburg, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 226 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
County College of Morris did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #16. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school situated in Randolph, New Jersey. It awarded 223 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey that handed out 87 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Essex County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #18. Essex is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 173 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Brookdale Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Brookdale Community College is located in Lincroft, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 220 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salem Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Salem County College is a small school located in Carneys Point, New Jersey that handed out 23 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Thomas Edison State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Thomas Edison State University is a medium-sized school located in Trenton, New Jersey that handed out 97 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 46 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Liberal Arts Report
Centenary University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Felician University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey list. Lodi, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Liberal Arts Report
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