Online Liberal Arts Degrees

What can you do with a liberal arts degree? Everything you want! Excelsior’s online associate and bachelor’s liberal arts degree programs are the smart choice for switching careers, accelerating your current career, or advancing your education.

Hone your critical thinking and writing skills with courses that challenge you to look at the world in new ways and expand the skills you already have. Excelsior offers flexible degree programs at the associate level in liberal arts and at the bachelor’s level in liberal arts and psychology.

We help you build a degree program that respects what you already know and what you want to learn. Build both a solid foundation and a nimble future with courses in art appreciation, literature, philosophy, political science, criminal justice, economics, biology, and more.

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Online Undergraduate Liberal Arts Degree Programs

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60 Credit Hours

AS in Liberal Arts

Wherever you are in your career, an Associate in Science in Liberal Arts will give you the intellectual building blocks to go further. With sharpened critical thinking skills and a more integrated understanding of the world around you, you’ll be prepared to take the next step professionally or toward an advanced degree.

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120 Credit Hours

BS in Liberal Arts

Be ready to forge your own path with a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts. You’ll gain a nuanced understanding of the forces that shape our world and be equipped with the ability to apply that knowledge to real-world situations as you move ahead in your career or toward an advanced degree.

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120 Credit Hours

BS in Psychology

Become instantly more marketable with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. You’ll develop a deeper understanding of the human psyche while drawing connections between behavior, emotion, and motivation. You’ll find everyday applications to careers in sales, communications, business management and more.

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Online Graduate Certificate

Excelsior took all of my credits. I was able to jump right into upper-level courses.

Kevin Feeley
BS in Electrical Engineering
HVCC Class of 2005

Business Degrees at Work

Kelly Garrett

Trainer of First Responders

Garrett has been the director of the Emergency Management Professional Program at the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), in Emmitsburg, Maryland, for the past three years. Coincidentally, training from EMI is accepted as credit in Excelsior programs.

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Helping Veterans Help Themselves

Haley helps disabled veterans find jobs and training opportunities. The range of services Haley provides in her position are vast: long-term case management, assessments and referrals, on-the-job training, resume critiquing, job matching, accessing post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and even recommending the veteran to potential employers. The DVOP also helps veterans with mental health problems, substance abuse, homelessness, and post-incarceration issues.

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Tim Colomer and JDog Junk Removal Truck

Degrees at Work: Tim Colomer

Since he graduated in 2006 with a liberal arts degree, veteran Tim Colomer has become CEO of a JDog Junk Removal & Hauling United, a Military Veteran Partners (MVP) company, and works hard to give back to his community and fellow veterans.

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