2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is the #27 most popular major in Michigan with 561 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking, we looked at 7 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 Michigan
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts.
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Oakland University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. Oakland not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at Oakland is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. About 4,372 of the students at Oakland are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Michigan rankings.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.
Baker College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Baker College also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Michigan rankings.
About 2.2% of Baker College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,929 of Baker College students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 3,191 part time students in attendance at Baker College.
Ferris State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population. Ferris also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Michigan list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. 3,072 of Ferris students are attending part time.
Grand Valley State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Michigan ranking.
The student loan default rate at GVSU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. 3,880 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population. Michigan State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
University of Michigan - Dearborn earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn. UM Dearborn also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Michigan rankings.
The student loan default rate at UM Dearborn is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,760 students at UM Dearborn that take at least one class online. 3,050 students are part time.
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).
Liberal Arts General Studies is the #27 most popular major in Michigan with 561 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
