2025 Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Humanities is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,242 associate degrees in humanities during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Humanities School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of humanities for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality humanities program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to humanities students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other humanities students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized humanities related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for humanities students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Humanities in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in humanities.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Humanities

1

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in humanities. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the town of Athens.More information about a associate in humanities from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Lansing Community College is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in humanities. LCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.More information about a associate in humanities from Lansing Community College

3

Eastern Gateway Community College
Steubenville, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1,116 Annual Graduates

Eastern Gateway Community College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in humanities. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Eastern Gateway Community College

4

Glen Oaks Community College
Centreville, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in humanities needs to take a look at Glen Oaks Community College. Located in the rural area of Centreville, GOCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Glen Oaks Community College

5

Ohio University - Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

OHIO Lancaster is a small public university located in the rural area of Lancaster.More information about a associate in humanities from Ohio University - Lancaster Campus

6

Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Northwest State Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Archbold.More information about a associate in humanities from Northwest State Community College

7

Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

OHIO Chillicothe is a small public university located in the town of Chillicothe.More information about a associate in humanities from Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus

8

Ohio University - Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Zanesville, OHIO Zanesville is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Ohio University - Zanesville Campus

9

Kirtland Community College
Grayling, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Kirtland Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Grayling.More information about a associate in humanities from Kirtland Community College

Best Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best humanities colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	723
Michigan	410	43
Wisconsin	224	6
Indiana	221	0

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Humanities Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Humanities has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	25,596
General Studies	7,695
Individualized Studies	3,411

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.