2025 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

If you pursue a associate degree in liberal arts general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 25 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts general studies students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,510 associate degrees in liberal arts general studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of liberal arts general studies 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts general studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other liberal arts general studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt liberal arts general studies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in Arkansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies.

10 Top Arkansas Schools for an Associate in Liberal Arts

1

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
De Queen, AR

115 Annual Graduates

$29,547 Median Starting Salary

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the town of De Queen, UA Cossatot is a public university with a small student population.

Those liberal arts general studies students who get their associate degree from Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas earn $2,700 more than the standard liberal arts grad.

More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

2

NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR

858 Annual Graduates

$30,703 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat NorthWest Arkansas Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. NWACC is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Bentonville.

Associate recipients from the liberal arts general studies program at NorthWest Arkansas Community College get $3,856 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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3

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR

342 Annual Graduates

$30,396 Median Starting Salary

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public university with a small student population.

Those liberal arts general studies students who get their associate degree from University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College receive $3,549 more than the average liberal arts student.

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4

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

436 Annual Graduates

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

5

Arkansas Northeastern College
Blytheville, AR

40 Annual Graduates

$23,835 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of Blytheville, Arkansas Northeastern College is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $23,835.

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6

Southeast Arkansas College
Pine Bluff, AR

72 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Pine Bluff, SEARK College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Southeast Arkansas College

7

Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR

1,011 Annual Graduates

$36,292 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from Arkansas Tech University earn a boost of around $9,445 over the average earnings of liberal arts general studies majors.

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8

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

103 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

9

University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton
Morrilton, AR

267 Annual Graduates

$27,710 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public university with a small student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts program make around $27,710 in the first couple years of their career.

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10

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR

542 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	5,107
Georgia	121	7,085
Florida	121	63,334
North Carolina	120	17,285
Tennessee	102	9,311
Virginia	97	6,800
West Virginia	92	2,520
Kentucky	90	5,565
Louisiana	80	1,766
South Carolina	77	3,767
Alabama	69	5,517

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Liberal Arts General Studies Related Rankings by Major

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of 0 different types of Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities programs to choose from.

Liberal Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	3,225
Liberal Arts	2,285

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.