2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is the #15 most popular major in Tennessee with 595 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.5% 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 Tennessee 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.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee
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
Belmont University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville. Belmont also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.
About 0.6% of Belmont students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,251 students at Belmont that take at least one class online. 677 students are part time.
Middle Tennessee State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. Middle Tennessee State University also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee rankings.
About 2.3% of Middle Tennessee State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,472 students take at least one class online at Middle Tennessee State University. About 5,576 of the students at Middle Tennessee State University are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Memphis as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population. UofM also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee rankings.
The student loan default rate at UofM is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,362 students at UofM that take at least one class online. About 8,225 of the students at UofM are attending part time.
Tennessee Technological University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Tennessee Tech University has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee ranking.
About 1.2% of Tennessee Tech University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,609 students take at least one class online at Tennessee Tech University. 1,966 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Union University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson. Union did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee list.
About 1.1% of Union students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 690 students take at least one class online at Union. 770 of Union students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Tennessee State University. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee ranking.
About 2.5% of ETSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,024 part time students in attendance at ETSU.
Austin Peay State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville. Austin Peay State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee list.
The student loan default rate at Austin Peay State University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,473 students at Austin Peay State University that take at least one class online. 3,684 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Lee University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Lee University has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee ranking.
The student loan default rate at Lee University is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 552 of Lee University students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,303 of the students at Lee University 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).
Liberal Arts General Studies is the #15 most popular major in Tennessee with 595 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.5% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
