2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 3,290 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 8.4% 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 New York ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Excelsior University tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. All 17,166 students take classes exclusively online at Excelsior University. All of Excelsior University students are attending part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. NYU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in New York list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 of NYU students are attending part time.
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Rochester Institute of Technology earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in New York ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 9,961 students take at least one class online at RIT. 1,867 of RIT students are attending part time.
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The New School earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. New School University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in New York list.
The student loan default rate at New School University is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,293 students at New School University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,257 part time students in attendance at New School University.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to St. Joseph's College - New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SJC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,769 students take at least one class online at SJC. 1,165 of SJC students are attending part time.
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The King's College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. TKC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. TKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in New York list.
About 1.4% of TKC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 75 students at TKC that take at least one class online. 33 of TKC students are attending part time.
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Pace University - New York landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 1.9% of Pace University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,120 students take at least one class online at Pace University. 3,498 students are part time.
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SUNY Cortland comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cortland, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in New York ranking.
About 1.4% of SUNY Cortland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,737 students at SUNY Cortland that take at least one class online. There are roughly 593 part time students in attendance at SUNY Cortland.
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
The student loan default rate at John Jay is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,007 students at John Jay that take at least one class online. 4,186 of John Jay students are attending part time.
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The City College of New York landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York. CCNY also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in New York list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 7,864 students at CCNY that take at least one class online. 4,373 students are part time.
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