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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 538,925 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $28,316 and had an average of $15,943 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 9,150 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,818 and $15,370 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8,124 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,878 and $14,082 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts general studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland. Located in Columbia, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 753 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carroll Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland. Carroll Community College is located in Westminster, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 255 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prince George’s Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland list. Largo, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 696 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Garrett College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland. This small school is located in McHenry, Maryland, and it awarded 46 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Garrett Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Harford Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Harford Community College is located in Bel Air, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 344 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Harford Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Montgomery College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland list. This fairly large school is located in Rockville, Maryland, and it awarded 1,127 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Montgomery College
Hagerstown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #7. HCC is a small public school situated in Hagerstown, Maryland. It awarded 239 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Hagerstown Community College
Anne Arundel Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland list. Arnold, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 609 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Chesapeake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #9. Wye Mills, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 94 students in 2021-2022.
Community College of Baltimore County landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 691 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Frederick Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland ranking. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Frederick, Maryland. It awarded 240 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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College of Southern Maryland came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland ranking. College of Southern Maryland is a small public school situated in La Plata, Maryland. It awarded 415 associates’s liberal arts degrees 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%.
Cecil College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #13. North East, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 97 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Wor-Wic Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland list. Salisbury, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 92 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Wor-Wic Community College
Allegany College of Maryland ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland list. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school situated in Cumberland, Maryland. It awarded 124 associates’s liberal arts 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%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Allegany College of Maryland
Baltimore City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 107 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland list. Located in Adelphi, Maryland, this large public school awarded 2,194 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Washington Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Takoma Park, Maryland, and it awarded 1 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Washington Adventist University
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