2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 799 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, liberal arts general studies is the #20 most popular major in North Carolina. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.0% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
William Peace University tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. WPU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh. WPU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in North Carolina list.
The student loan default rate at WPU is lower than is typical, just 3.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 123 students at WPU that take at least one class online. 114 students are part time.
East Carolina University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population. ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in North Carolina list.
About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Greensboro. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in North Carolina ranking.
About 2.7% of UNC Greensboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. There are roughly 4,738 part time students in attendance at UNC Greensboro.
Fayetteville State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville. Fayetteville State University also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in North Carolina rankings.
The student loan default rate at Fayetteville State University is lower than is typical, just 6.0% of students default in three years. 3,490 of Fayetteville State University students are exclusively distance learners. 2,619 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Winston - Salem State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. WSSU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in North Carolina rankings.
About 5.2% of WSSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,066 students take at least one class online at WSSU. 904 students are part time.
Belmont Abbey College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. BAC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Belmont. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, BAC has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in North Carolina ranking.
About 3.1% of BAC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 312 students take at least one class online at BAC. 146 students are part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina A & T State University. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NC A&T has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in North Carolina ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.8%. Approximately 5,968 students take at least one class online at NC A&T. 2,086 students are part time.
University of North Carolina at Asheville earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville. UNCA also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.
About 2.7% of UNCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 305 students at UNCA that take at least one class online. 428 of UNCA 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).
With 799 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, liberal arts general studies is the #20 most popular major in North Carolina. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.0% were from a college or university in the state.
