Liberal Arts and Sciences Liberal Studies

A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 1438 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1014533 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

81,813

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

230,036

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

21,178

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

371

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

901

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

25

degrees awarded

Other Awards

680,209

awards given

Top Schools for Liberal Arts and Sciences Liberal Studies

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
20,574
2 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
19,602
3 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
17,364
4 Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
14,316
5 Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
12,899
6 Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA
11,175
7 Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
10,986
8 Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
8,739
9 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
8,184
10 Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
8,043
11 Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
7,896
12 Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA
7,731
13 Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA
7,713
14 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
7,239
15 Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
7,209
16 Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA
6,981
17 Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
6,321
18 Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
6,168
19 Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, CA
5,931
20 Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GA
5,751
21 Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC
5,634
22 William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
5,592
23 Ventura College
Ventura, CA
5,571
24 College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
5,502
25 Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ
5,460
26 Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL
5,370
27 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
5,274
28 Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
5,160
29 Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA
5,133
30 Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
5,115
31 Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
5,027
32 Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel, NJ
5,019
33 Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL
4,941
34 Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
4,852
35 Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC
4,805
36 Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
4,644
37 Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA
4,632
38 Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
4,605
39 Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
4,548
40 Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL
4,530
41 El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
4,467
42 MiraCosta College
Oceanside, CA
4,419
43 Wayne County Community College District
Detroit, MI
4,322
44 Los Angeles Harbor College
Wilmington, CA
4,221
45 Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
4,212
46 East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
4,170
47 College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
4,170
48 Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
4,168
49 Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
4,164
50 Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL
4,128
51 Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA
4,116
52 Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
4,023
53 Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA
4,023
54 Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
3,906
55 Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA
3,888
56 Excelsior University
Albany, NY
3,867
57 Cypress College
Cypress, CA
3,771
58 Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
3,768
59 Clovis Community College
Fresno, CA
3,700
60 Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO
3,630
61 Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
3,585
62 Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
3,570
63 Victor Valley College
Victorville, CA
3,555
64 Portland Community College
Portland, OR
3,531
65 Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
3,528
66 Pierce College District
Lakewood, WA
3,513
67 Santiago Canyon College
Orange, CA
3,327
68 Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC
3,309
69 West Valley College
Saratoga, CA
3,294
70 University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
3,294
71 Reedley College
Reedley, CA
3,270
72 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL
3,249
73 Chabot College
Hayward, CA
3,237
74 Hartnell College
Salinas, CA
3,195
75 Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA
3,114
76 Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL
3,033
77 Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, CA
2,991
78 Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL
2,952
79 State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL
2,913
80 San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA
2,894
81 Pasco-Hernando State College
New Port Richey, FL
2,868
82 Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA
2,784
83 Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
2,700
84 Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL
2,643
85 Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
2,637
86 McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL
2,625
87 Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, TN
2,589
88 College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA
2,562
89 Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
2,532
90 West Los Angeles College
Culver City, CA
2,496
91 Imperial Valley College
Imperial, CA
2,491
92 Citrus College
Glendora, CA
2,463
93 Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
2,463
94 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
2,457
95 NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR
2,451
96 Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, CA
2,442
97 El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA
2,415
98 Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, NC
2,373
99 Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
2,361
100 University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
2,334