2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is the #16 most popular major in Illinois with 937 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.4% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
DePaul University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois list.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,547 part time students in attendance at DePaul.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Illinois University. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WIU has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at WIU is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. 1,874 of WIU students are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Springfield. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIS, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois ranking.
About 1.0% of UIS students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,246 of UIS students are exclusively distance learners. 1,727 of UIS students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Governors State University. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park. GSU also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 1,840 students take at least one class online at GSU. 1,954 students are part time.
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Eastern Illinois University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at EIU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at EIU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,449 students take at least one class online at EIU. About 3,894 of the students at EIU are attending part time.
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Illinois State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Northeastern Illinois University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern Illinois University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,632 students at Northeastern Illinois University that take at least one class online. 3,296 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Illinois University. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population. NIU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois list.
The student loan default rate at NIU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. 4,345 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Saint Xavier University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SXU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 1,776 students take at least one class online at SXU. 739 of SXU students are attending part time.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. SIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Illinois list.
About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. 2,629 of SIUC students are attending part time.
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