by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 354,866 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across North Dakota, there were 828 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 794 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,800 and $15,760 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williston State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota list. Williston, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 162 students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #2 spot on the list. BSC is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 329 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Turtle Mountain Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota. Turtle Mountain Community College is located in Belcourt, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 58 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota College at Bottineau landed the #4 spot on the list. Dakota College at Bottineau is a small public school situated in Bottineau, North Dakota. It awarded 72 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Region State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Lake Region State College is a small public school situated in Devils Lake, North Dakota. It awarded 71 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cankdeska Cikana Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Fort Totten, North Dakota, and it awarded 10 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
North Dakota State College of Science landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota ranking. This small school is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, and it awarded 82 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State College of Science Liberal Arts Report
Dickinson State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in North Dakota ranking. DSU is a small public school situated in Dickinson, North Dakota. It awarded 10 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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