2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
9Colleges
1,103Bachelor's Degrees
$24,681Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,103 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.8% 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 Missouri ranking looked at 9 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.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
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
Columbia College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Missouri that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Columbia College Missouri also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at Columbia College Missouri is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 4,157 of Columbia College Missouri students are exclusively distance learners. 4,001 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Missouri - Kansas City. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City. UMKC also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at UMKC is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,518 students at UMKC that take at least one class online. 6,941 students are part time.
William Jewell College earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Liberty, William Jewell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. William Jewell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. Approximately 314 students take at least one class online at William Jewell. About 12 of the students at William Jewell are attending part time.
University of Central Missouri landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCM has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCM is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,050 students take at least one class online at UCM. 3,727 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMSL has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 4,183 students at UMSL that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,899 part time students in attendance at UMSL.
Southeast Missouri State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
About 2.5% of Southeast Missouri State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,277 students take at least one class online at Southeast Missouri State University. 2,685 of Southeast Missouri State University students are attending part time.
Missouri Southern State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population. Missouri Southern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 1,542 students at Missouri Southern that take at least one class online. 1,569 of Missouri Southern students are attending part time.
Lincoln University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Jefferson City, LU Missouri is a public college with a small student population. LU Missouri did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
The student loan default rate at LU Missouri is lower than is typical, just 4.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 708 students at LU Missouri that take at least one class online. 586 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts
One of 0 majors within the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities area of study, Liberal Arts General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 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).
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,103 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.8% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
