2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
Check out the liberal arts programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Charter Oak State College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
The student loan default rate at Charter Oak State College is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,618 students at Charter Oak State College and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 1,235 of the students at Charter Oak State College are attending part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
About 2.0% of SNHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. 102,147 students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Bridgeport. Located in the city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 2.9% of UBridgeport students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,056 students at UBridgeport that take at least one class online. About 1,281 of the students at UBridgeport are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bay Path University. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 1,626 students at Bay Path are exclusively online. About 1,300 of the students at Bay Path are attending part time.
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Westfield State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Westfield is a small public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. 1,138 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Westfield State University Report
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. There are roughly 3,257 part time students in attendance at UCONN.
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Endicott College earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Endicott also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the New England Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Endicott is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 885 students at Endicott are exclusively online. About 887 of the students at Endicott are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Eastern Connecticut State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. ECSU is a small public school located in the fringe town of Willimantic. ECSU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the New England Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at ECSU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 282 students take at least one class online at ECSU. About 769 of the students at ECSU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Northern Vermont University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.
The student loan default rate at Northern Vermont University is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. 435 students at Northern Vermont University are exclusively online. About 746 of the students at Northern Vermont University are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Framingham State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 1,621 students at Framingham State are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,657 part time students in attendance at Framingham State.
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