Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Colleges

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.

Alabama Southern Community College

Monroeville, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,130 per year (In-State)
$ 4,260 per year (Out-of-State)

Amridge University

Montgomery, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,600 per year

Auburn University-Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,640 per year (In-State)
$ 13,200 per year (Out-of-State)

Bevill State Community College

Sumiton, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,130 per year (In-State)
$ 4,260 per year (Out-of-State)

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, Alaska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,232 per year

Prince William Sound Community College

Valdez, Alaska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,820 per year

Sheldon Jackson College

Sitka, Alaska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,600 per year

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,480 per year (In-State)
$ 11,100 per year (Out-of-State)

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,128 per year (In-State)
$ 5,448 per year (Out-of-State)

Chandler/Gilbert Community College

Chandler, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,440 per year (In-District)
$ 5,544 per year (In-State)
$ 6,192 per year (Out-of-State)

Cochise College

Douglas, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,118 per year (In-State)
$ 5,856 per year (Out-of-State)

Dine College

Tsaile, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,080 per year

Arkansas State University-Beebe

Beebe, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,632 per year (In-State)
$ 2,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home

Mountain Home, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,040 per year (In-State)
$ 3,300 per year (Out-of-State)

Arkansas State University-Newport

Newport, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,632 per year (In-State)
$ 2,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,248 per year (In-District)
$ 1,584 per year (In-State)
$ 4,272 per year (Out-of-State)

Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 754 per year (In-State)
$ 4,956 per year (Out-of-State)

Alliant International University-San Diego

San Diego, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,990 per year

American River College

Sacramento, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 758 per year (In-State)
$ 4,986 per year (Out-of-State)

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 780 per year

Adams State College

Alamosa, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,900 per year (In-State)
$ 8,250 per year (Out-of-State)

Aims Community College

Greeley, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,200 per year (In-District)
$ 2,256 per year (In-State)
$ 7,200 per year (Out-of-State)

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,746 per year (In-State)
$ 8,284 per year (Out-of-State)

Colorado Christian University

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,590 per year

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,268 per year

Asnuntuck Community College

Enfield, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,232 per year (In-State)
$ 6,696 per year (Out-of-State)

Capital Community College

Hartford, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,232 per year (In-State)
$ 6,696 per year (Out-of-State)

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,034 per year (In-State)
$ 9,820 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,614 per year (In-State)
$ 16,770 per year (Out-of-State)

Wesley College

Dover, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,600 per year

Widener University-Delaware Campus

Wilmington, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,520 per year

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 27,552 per year

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 33,992 per year

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,656 per year

Southeastern University

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,180 per year

Barry University

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,430 per year

Beacon College

Leesburg, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,700 per year

Bethune Cookman College

Daytona Beach, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,140 per year

Brevard Community College

Cocoa, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,592 per year (In-State)
$ 6,425 per year (Out-of-State)

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,542 per year (In-State)
$ 6,166 per year (Out-of-State)

Armstrong Atlantic State University

Savannah, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,438 per year (In-State)
$ 9,754 per year (Out-of-State)

Atlanta Metropolitan College

Atlanta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,542 per year (In-State)
$ 6,166 per year (Out-of-State)

Augusta State University

Augusta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,438 per year (In-State)
$ 9,754 per year (Out-of-State)

Hawaii Community College

Hilo, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,176 per year (In-State)
$ 5,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,176 per year (In-State)
$ 5,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,176 per year (In-State)
$ 5,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,176 per year (In-State)
$ 5,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Albertson College of Idaho

Caldwell, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,050 per year

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,872 per year (In-State)
$ 7,408 per year (Out-of-State)

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,900 per year (In-District)
$ 2,900 per year (In-State)
$ 5,300 per year (Out-of-State)

Lewis-Clark State College

Lewiston, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,714 per year (In-State)
$ 10,266 per year (Out-of-State)

Black Hawk College

Moline, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,860 per year (In-District)
$ 4,200 per year (In-State)
$ 7,770 per year (Out-of-State)

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,145 per year (In-District)
$ 3,240 per year (In-State)
$ 3,885 per year (Out-of-State)

Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,890 per year (In-State)
$ 9,795 per year (Out-of-State)

Ancilla College

Donaldson, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,600 per year

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,030 per year (In-State)
$ 15,790 per year (Out-of-State)

Bethel College

Mishawaka, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,950 per year

Calumet College of Saint Joseph

Whiting, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,920 per year

Ashford University

Clinton, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,920 per year

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,490 per year

Clarke College

Dubuque, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,360 per year

Cornell College

Mount Vernon, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,500 per year

Barton County Community College

Great Bend, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,504 per year (In-State)
$ 2,176 per year (Out-of-State)

Benedictine College

Atchison, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,110 per year

Central Christian College of Kansas

Mcpherson, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,600 per year

Coffeyville Community College - Main Campus

Coffeyville, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 800 per year (In-State)
$ 2,080 per year (Out-of-State)

Ashland Community and Technical College

Ashland, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,352 per year (In-State)
$ 7,056 per year (Out-of-State)

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,800 per year

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,352 per year (In-State)
$ 7,056 per year (Out-of-State)

Brescia University

Owensboro, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,400 per year

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,368 per year (In-State)
$ 4,176 per year (Out-of-State)

Centenary College of Louisiana

Shreveport, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,750 per year

Delta Community College

Monroe, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 973 per year (In-State)
$ 1,776 per year (Out-of-State)

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,981 per year

Thomas College

Waterville, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,300 per year

Unity College

Unity, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,740 per year

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,520 per year (In-State)
$ 15,660 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,290 per year (In-State)
$ 10,380 per year (Out-of-State)

Allegany College of Maryland

Cumberland, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,700 per year (In-District)
$ 5,160 per year (In-State)
$ 6,060 per year (Out-of-State)

Anne Arundel Community College

Arnold, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,490 per year (In-District)
$ 4,770 per year (In-State)
$ 8,460 per year (Out-of-State)

Baltimore City Community College

Baltimore, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,340 per year (In-State)
$ 5,040 per year (Out-of-State)

Carroll Community College

Westminster, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,208 per year (In-District)
$ 3,072 per year (In-State)
$ 4,680 per year (Out-of-State)

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,800 per year

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,900 per year

Assumption College

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,930 per year

Atlantic Union College

South Lancaster, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,600 per year

Albion College

Albion, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,012 per year

Alpena Community College

Alpena, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,160 per year (In-District)
$ 3,240 per year (In-State)
$ 4,320 per year (Out-of-State)

Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,926 per year

Bay de Noc Community College

Escanaba, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,935 per year (In-District)
$ 2,850 per year (In-State)
$ 4,470 per year (Out-of-State)

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,198 per year (In-State)
$ 6,396 per year (Out-of-State)

Augsburg College

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,460 per year

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,246 per year

Bethany Lutheran College

Mankato, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,456 per year

Alcorn State University

Lorman, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,733 per year

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,700 per year (In-State)
$ 3,500 per year (Out-of-State)

East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,540 per year (In-State)
$ 3,290 per year (Out-of-State)

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,100 per year (In-State)
$ 2,800 per year (Out-of-State)

Blue River Community College

Independence, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,130 per year (In-District)
$ 3,870 per year (In-State)
$ 5,250 per year (Out-of-State)

Business & Technology College

Kansas City, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,130 per year (In-District)
$ 3,870 per year (In-State)
$ 5,250 per year (Out-of-State)

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,995 per year

Conception Seminary College

Conception, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,118 per year

Dawson Community College

Glendive, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,232 per year (In-District)
$ 2,103 per year (In-State)
$ 5,762 per year (Out-of-State)

Fort Belknap College

Harlem, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,410 per year

Miles Community College

Miles City, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,680 per year (In-District)
$ 2,550 per year (In-State)
$ 4,740 per year (Out-of-State)

Montana State University-Billings

Billings, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,762 per year (In-State)
$ 8,144 per year (Out-of-State)

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,740 per year (In-State)
$ 2,610 per year (Out-of-State)

Doane College

Crete, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,186 per year

Little Priest Tribal College

Winnebago, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,400 per year

Metropolitan Community College Area

Omaha, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,733 per year (In-State)
$ 2,610 per year (Out-of-State)

College of Southern Nevada

North Las Vegas, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,523 per year (In-State)
$ 6,438 per year (Out-of-State)

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,522 per year (In-State)
$ 6,437 per year (Out-of-State)

Truckee Meadows Community College

Reno, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,522 per year (In-State)
$ 6,437 per year (Out-of-State)

Western Nevada College

Carson City, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,522 per year (In-State)
$ 6,437 per year (Out-of-State)

Chester College of New England

Chester, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,900 per year

Colby-Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,700 per year

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,680 per year (In-State)
$ 5,160 per year (Out-of-State)

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,366 per year

Assumption College for Sisters

Mendham, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,300 per year

Atlantic Cape Community College

Mays Landing, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,195 per year (In-District)
$ 4,389 per year (In-State)
$ 7,680 per year (Out-of-State)

Bergen Community College

Paramus, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,082 per year (In-District)
$ 4,296 per year (In-State)
$ 4,536 per year (Out-of-State)

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,752 per year (In-District)
$ 5,505 per year (In-State)
$ 6,750 per year (Out-of-State)

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,447 per year (In-District)
$ 1,717 per year (In-State)
$ 7,715 per year (Out-of-State)

Clovis Community College

Clovis, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 712 per year (In-District)
$ 760 per year (In-State)
$ 1,432 per year (Out-of-State)

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,992 per year (In-State)
$ 7,548 per year (Out-of-State)

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

Roswell, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 882 per year (In-District)
$ 918 per year (In-State)
$ 4,148 per year (Out-of-State)

Adelphi University

Garden City, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,620 per year

Adirondack Community College

Queensbury, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,870 per year (In-State)
$ 5,740 per year (Out-of-State)

Alfred University

Alfred, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,515 per year

Bard College

Annandale On Hudson, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,850 per year

Alamance Community College

Graham, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,216 per year (In-State)
$ 6,752 per year (Out-of-State)

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,821 per year (In-State)
$ 11,563 per year (Out-of-State)

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College

Asheville, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,082 per year (In-State)
$ 6,014 per year (Out-of-State)

Barton College

Wilson, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,390 per year

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,229 per year (In-State)
$ 5,952 per year (Out-of-State)

Cankdeska Cikana Community College

Fort Totten, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,040 per year

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,329 per year (In-State)
$ 8,888 per year (Out-of-State)

Fort Berthold Community College

New Town, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,640 per year

Antioch College

Yellow Springs, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,230 per year

Bowling Green State University-Firelands

Huron, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,914 per year (In-State)
$ 11,222 per year (Out-of-State)

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,314 per year (In-State)
$ 14,310 per year (Out-of-State)

Chatfield College

Fayetteville, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,000 per year

Bacone College

Muskogee, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,140 per year

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,800 per year

Langston University

Langston, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,946 per year (In-State)
$ 6,076 per year (Out-of-State)

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,486 per year

Blue Mountain Community College

Pendleton, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,709 per year (In-State)
$ 5,418 per year (Out-of-State)

Cascade College

Portland, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,480 per year

Central Oregon Community College

Bend, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,745 per year (In-District)
$ 3,735 per year (In-State)
$ 7,740 per year (Out-of-State)

Chemeketa Community College

Salem, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,610 per year (In-State)
$ 8,955 per year (Out-of-State)

Alvernia College

Reading, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,900 per year

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,990 per year

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,096 per year

Bucks County Community College

Newtown, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,670 per year (In-District)
$ 5,340 per year (In-State)
$ 8,010 per year (Out-of-State)

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,180 per year (In-State)
$ 6,410 per year (Out-of-State)

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,800 per year

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,888 per year (In-State)
$ 11,200 per year (Out-of-State)

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,500 per year

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,816 per year (In-District)
$ 3,176 per year (In-State)
$ 8,110 per year (Out-of-State)

Central Carolina Technical College

Sumter, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,700 per year (In-District)
$ 3,168 per year (In-State)
$ 4,800 per year (Out-of-State)

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,980 per year

Clinton Junior College

Rock Hill, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,700 per year