2025 Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you pursue a associate degree in humanities, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #6 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 24 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,360 associate degrees in humanities during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Humanities School for Your Associate Degree

The humanities associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on humanities students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of humanities students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Humanities Schools

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 Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Humanities in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in humanities.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Humanities

1

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Suffolk County Community College is a good decision for students pursuing an associate degree in humanities. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Selden.More information about a associate in humanities from Suffolk County Community College

2

SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

310 Annual Graduates

SUNY Westchester Community College is a good decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in humanities. SUNY Westchester Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Valhalla.More information about a associate in humanities from SUNY Westchester Community College

3

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

778 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in humanities needs to look into Nassau Community College. Nassau Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Garden City.More information about a associate in humanities from Nassau Community College

4

Corning Community College
Corning, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

125 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Corning Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in humanities. Corning Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Corning.More information about a associate in humanities from Corning Community College

5

Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, DCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Dutchess Community College

6

Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Batavia, GCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Genesee Community College

7

Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Dryden, Tompkins Cortland is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Tompkins Cortland Community College

8

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Hudson Valley Community College

9

Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Erie Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Buffalo.More information about a associate in humanities from Erie Community College

10

Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Niagara County Community College

Best Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best humanities colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	3,377
Pennsylvania	379	0
New Jersey	249	0
Maryland	221	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Humanities

Humanities is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Humanities

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	13,071
General Studies	6,109
Individualized Studies	5,996

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.