2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 931 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state. 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.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking, we looked at 9 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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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
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
Saint Joseph's University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Joe's, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania ranking.
The student loan default rate at St. Joe’s is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 2,032 of St. Joe’s students are exclusively distance learners. 2,163 of St. Joe’s students are attending part time.
Villanova University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,551 students at Villanova are exclusively online. About 2,678 of the students at Villanova are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Drexel University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Drexel also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. 5,829 students are part time.
Neumann University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Neumann, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania ranking.
About 2.2% of Neumann students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,331 students at Neumann that take at least one class online. 694 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize California University of Pennsylvania as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California. Cal U also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. 2,821 students at Cal U are exclusively online. About 2,171 of the students at Cal U are attending part time.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population. WCUPA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania list.
The student loan default rate at WCUPA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,464 students at WCUPA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,854 part time students in attendance at WCUPA.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion. Clarion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. 1,236 students at Clarion University are exclusively online. 1,291 of Clarion University students are attending part time.
Lock Haven University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public school with a small student population. LHU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. Approximately 1,617 students take at least one class online at LHU. 493 of LHU students are attending part time.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.
About 0.0% of Edinboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,171 students at Edinboro that take at least one class online. 930 of Edinboro students are attending 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).
In <nil>, 931 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state. 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.
