2025 Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

Liberal Arts is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,497 associate degrees in liberal arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of liberal arts for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other liberal arts students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for liberal arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Liberal Arts in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts.

Top Mississippi Schools for an Associate in Liberal Studies

1

Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Holmes Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in liberal arts. Holmes Community College is a small public college located in the remote area of Goodman.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Holmes Community College

2

Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

571 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in liberal arts needs to look into Pearl River Community College. Located in the rural area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Pearl River Community College

3

Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

559 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Jones County Junior College if you want to pursue an associate degree in liberal arts. Jones County Junior College is a small public college located in the town of Ellisville.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Jones County Junior College

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	232	62,959
North Carolina	231	15,261
Georgia	217	6,322
West Virginia	180	425
Tennessee	170	7,698
Arkansas	161	2,081
Virginia	158	3,795
Kentucky	129	5,435
Louisiana	124	31
Alabama	109	762
South Carolina	105	3,739

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Liberal Arts Related Rankings by Major

Liberal Arts is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Liberal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	2,836
Individualized Studies	618

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.