Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Georgia Highlands College

Here is an overview of this program at GHC. Degrees are awarded at the Associate’s level. At its best it places at #6 out of 27 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

GHC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#744 in the U.S.

#7 in Georgia

#136 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, GHC among the top schools in the country for liberal arts general studies, ranked #744 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	744 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Georgia	7 of 32
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	136 of 420

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at GHC

The following degree levels are available for liberal arts general studies at GHC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	547

GHC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Georgia Highlands College handed out 547 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

GHC ranks competitively among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #6 out of 27 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Georgia	6
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	90
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	472

GHC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$3,120 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$11,166 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,280	$9,384
Fees	$696	$696

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Associate’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 39% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at GHC were White. About 60% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Georgia Highlands College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Georgia Highlands College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	71
Hispanic or Latino	107
White	329
Non-Resident Aliens	6
Other Races	26

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

GHC granted 547 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the latest year of data — 61% to women and 39% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (60%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Georgia — #5
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #71
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #373

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.