2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Arkansas
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 10th in Arkansas. In fact, 477 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.2% 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 Arkansas ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Arkansas
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
University of Arkansas at Little Rock tops the 2021 list of our schools in Arkansas that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Arkansas ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 3,830 students at UA Little Rock are exclusively online. 4,141 of UA Little Rock students are attending part time.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, A-State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Arkansas ranking.
The student loan default rate at A-State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 5,279 of A-State students are exclusively distance learners. 6,811 students are part time.
Harding University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Harding also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Arkansas rankings.
About 1.0% of Harding students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 916 of Harding students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,290 of the students at Harding are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Henderson State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia. Henderson State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Arkansas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 1,446 students at Henderson State University that take at least one class online. About 763 of the students at Henderson State University are attending part time.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith. UAFS also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.
About 0.6% of UAFS students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,332 students at UAFS that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,069 part time students in attendance at UAFS.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Pine Bluff, UAPB is a public college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAPB, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Arkansas ranking.
The student loan default rate at UAPB is lower than is typical, just 3.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,800 students at UAPB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 450 part time students in attendance at UAPB.
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).
Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 10th in Arkansas. In fact, 477 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.2% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
