2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is the #13 most popular major in Texas with 3,050 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 7.8% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Texas
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Wayland Baptist University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Plainview.
The student loan default rate at Wayland Baptist University is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 1,319 students at Wayland Baptist University are exclusively online. 1,787 of Wayland Baptist University students are attending part time.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Texas ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 students are part time.
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Texas Woman's University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population. TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Texas list.
The student loan default rate at TWU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,329 part time students in attendance at TWU.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. UT Austin also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Texas list, coming in at #2.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington. UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Texas list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 students are part time.
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University of North Texas earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNT also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Texas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.
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Texas State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Texas rankings.
About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Texas State University Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.
The student loan default rate at Southwestern Assemblies of God University is lower than is typical, just 4.5% of students default in three years. 899 of Southwestern Assemblies of God University students are exclusively distance learners. 514 of Southwestern Assemblies of God University students are attending part time.
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Sam Houston State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
About 1.2% of SHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,795 students at SHSU that take at least one class online. 6,353 of SHSU students are attending part time.
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West Texas A&M University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
The student loan default rate at West Texas A&M University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,736 students at West Texas A&M University that take at least one class online. 3,683 students are part time.
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