2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana
8Colleges
1,009Bachelor's Degrees
$24,377Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, liberal arts general studies students earned 1,009 bachelor's degrees from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana ranking looked at 8 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.
The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Liberal Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana
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 Louisiana at Monroe tops the 2021 list of our schools in Louisiana that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a medium-sized student population. ULM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Louisiana list.
The student loan default rate at ULM is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,677 students at ULM that take at least one class online. 3,305 of ULM students are attending part time.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Louisiana list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.8%. 5,928 students at NSU are exclusively online. 4,844 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to McNeese State University. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles. McNeese did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Louisiana list.
The student loan default rate at McNeese is lower than is typical, just 3.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,320 students take at least one class online at McNeese. 1,430 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Louisiana State University - Shreveport as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Louisiana State University - Shreveport also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Louisiana rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 6,966 of Louisiana State University - Shreveport students are exclusively distance learners. 5,865 of Louisiana State University - Shreveport students are attending part time.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population. Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Louisiana rankings.
About 1.8% of Louisiana State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,086 students at Louisiana State University that take at least one class online. 5,959 students are part time.
Southeastern Louisiana University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond. Southeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Louisiana list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. Approximately 4,256 students take at least one class online at Southeastern. 4,754 of Southeastern students are attending part time.
Louisiana State University - Alexandria earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small public school located in the rural area of Alexandria. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University - Alexandria, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Louisiana ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.3%. 1,906 of Louisiana State University - Alexandria students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,664 of the students at Louisiana State University - Alexandria are attending part time.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Louisiana ranking.
About 2.8% of UL Lafayette students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,441 students take at least one class online at UL Lafayette. About 4,259 of the students at UL Lafayette are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
References
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>, liberal arts general studies students earned 1,009 bachelor's degrees from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
