Best Liberal Arts and General Studies colleges in California

Best Liberal Arts and General Studies colleges in California for 2024

Ashford University
San Diego, CA

Ashford University offers 10 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a very large, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 418 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 219 Master's degrees, and 199 Bachelor's degrees.

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

Northcentral University offers 14 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 684 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 338 Doctoral degrees, 208 Master's degrees, 130 Certificates, and 8 Bachelor's degrees.

National University
San Diego, CA

National University offers 14 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 1,145 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 984 Master's degrees, 137 Associate's degrees, and 24 Bachelor's degrees.

University of California-Irvine offers 6 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 297 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 251 Bachelor's degrees, 26 Doctoral degrees, and 20 Master's degrees.

San Diego State University offers 9 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 651 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 415 Master's degrees, 227 Bachelor's degrees, 8 Doctoral degrees, and 1 Certificate.

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University offers 8 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 234 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 138 Master's degrees, 86 Bachelor's degrees, and 10 Certificates.

California State University-Los Angeles offers 7 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 283 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 138 Bachelor's degrees, 118 Master's degrees, and 27 Certificates.

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California State University-Northridge offers 5 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 367 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 282 Bachelor's degrees, 62 Master's degrees, and 23 Certificates.

Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA

Moorpark College offers 2 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a midsize suburb. In 2022, 2,469 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 1,378 Certificates, and 1,091 Associate's degrees.

University of California-Santa Barbara offers 5 Liberal Arts and General Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize suburb. In 2022, 183 Liberal Arts and General Studies students graduated with students earning 91 Master's degrees, 77 Certificates, and 15 Doctoral degrees.

List of all Liberal Arts and General Studies colleges in California

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Ashford University Logo Ashford University San Diego, CA
3/5
280 : 1 34,190
Santa Monica College Logo Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA
1/5
63 : 1 22,375
Northcentral University Logo Northcentral University San Diego, CA
3/5
  11,578
Orange Coast College Logo Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
1/5
63 : 1 16,614
Saddleback College Logo Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
1/5
68 : 1 16,660