2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Pennsylvania
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 2,278 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 832 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,302 and $25,698 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 47 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania”.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Pennsylvania
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumann University landed the #1 spot on the list. Neumann is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Aston, Pennsylvania. It awarded 55 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
Full Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Liberal Arts Report
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Peirce College landed the #4 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Wilkes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wilkes University Liberal Arts Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is a public institution located in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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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Mercyhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mercyhurst University Liberal Arts Report
Saint Joseph’s University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. St. Joe’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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With a ranking of #14, Lackawanna College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 33 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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Cairn University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cairn University Liberal Arts Report
University of Scranton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #17. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of Scranton Liberal Arts Report
Saint Vincent College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Vincent College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Drexel University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 43 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Drexel Liberal Arts Report
Manor College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Manor College is located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Manor College Liberal Arts Report
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school situated in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #22, Chestnut Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full Chestnut Hill College Liberal Arts Report
Elizabethtown College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Elizabethtown College Liberal Arts Report
With a ranking of #24, Gannon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Gannon University Liberal Arts Report
Cabrini University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Radnor, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Cabrini University