2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
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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 6th in Virginia. In fact, 2,266 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 5.8% 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 Virginia ranking analyzed 8 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 Virginia
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
George Mason University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Virginia that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.
Longwood University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public school with a small student population. Longwood also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 904 of Longwood students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,338 part time students in attendance at Longwood.
Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. JMU also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Mary Washington as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population. UMW not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 982 students at UMW that take at least one class online. About 722 of the students at UMW are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Eastern Mennonite University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Eastern Mennonite did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list.
About 0.8% of Eastern Mennonite students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 306 students at Eastern Mennonite are exclusively online. 435 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Liberty University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia ranking.
The student loan default rate at Liberty University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 79,906 of Liberty University students are exclusively distance learners. 41,876 of Liberty University students are attending part time.
Virginia State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia ranking.
The student loan default rate at Virginia State is lower than is typical, just 5.3% of students default in three years. About 389 of the students at Virginia State are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Virginia University. SVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Buena Vista. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SVU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia ranking.
About 3.0% of SVU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 152 of the students at SVU 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).
Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 6th in Virginia. In fact, 2,266 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 5.8% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
