2025 Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Liberal Arts is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 379 associate degrees in liberal arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of liberal arts for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good 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 liberal arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other liberal arts 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 liberal arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Liberal Arts in West Virginia

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

Top West Virginia Schools for an Associate in Liberal Studies

1

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in liberal arts. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the rural area of Martinsburg.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

2

West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in liberal arts needs to look into West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Located in the rural area of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in liberal arts from West Virginia University at Parkersburg

3

Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Keyser, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

103 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in liberal arts has to check out Potomac State College of West Virginia University. WVU Potomac State College is a small public university located in the town of Keyser.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Potomac State College of West Virginia University

4

Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in liberal arts needs to take a look at Pierpont Community and Technical College. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the distant town of Fairmont.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Pierpont Community and Technical College

5

Mountwest Community and Technical College
Huntington, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

MCTC is a small public college located in the midsize suburb of Huntington.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Mountwest Community and Technical College

6

West Virginia Northern Community College
Wheeling, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

WVNCC is a small public college located in the city of Wheeling.More information about a associate in liberal arts from West Virginia Northern Community College

7

Glenville State College
Glenville, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

89 Annual Graduates

Glenville State College is a small public college located in the remote area of Glenville.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Glenville State College

8

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Moorefield, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a fairly small public college located in the rural area of Moorefield.More information about a associate in liberal arts from Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College

9

New River Community and Technical College
Beaver, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in liberal arts from New River Community and Technical College

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	1,518
Florida	232	62,959
North Carolina	231	15,261
Georgia	217	6,322
Tennessee	170	7,698
Arkansas	161	2,081
Virginia	158	3,795
Kentucky	129	5,435
Louisiana	124	31
Alabama	109	762
South Carolina	105	3,739

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Liberal Arts Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Liberal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	2,016
Individualized Studies	70
Humanities	3

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.