2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #14th most popular major in the country with 39,135 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 284 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences & humanities programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 25 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Excelsior University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 17,166 students at Excelsior University and they are all exclusively distance learners. All of Excelsior University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Charter Oak State College as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
The student loan default rate at Charter Oak State College is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,618 students at Charter Oak State College and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 1,235 of the students at Charter Oak State College are attending part time.
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DePaul University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. There are roughly 3,547 part time students in attendance at DePaul.
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Thomas Edison State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 9,645 of TESU students are exclusively distance learners. 9,641 of TESU students are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FDU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities ranking.
About 2.4% of FDU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 325 of FDU students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,986 of the students at FDU are attending part time.
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The Evergreen State College landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Evergreen is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Olympia. Evergreen also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Evergreen is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are roughly 317 part time students in attendance at Evergreen.
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Notre Dame of Maryland University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NDMU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 1,138 students at NDMU are exclusively online. 1,206 of NDMU students are attending part time.
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Wayland Baptist University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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. There are roughly 1,787 part time students in attendance at Wayland Baptist University.
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Our rankings recognize University of Bridgeport as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UBridgeport is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,056 students at UBridgeport that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,281 part time students in attendance at UBridgeport.
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St. John's College earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. St. John's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Santa Fe. St. John's also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities rankings.
The student loan default rate at St. John’s is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. About 37 of the students at St. John’s are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at St. John’s College Report
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, University of Oklahoma is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. About 6,082 of the students at University of Oklahoma are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Southern New Hampshire University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
About 2.0% of SNHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. 102,147 of SNHU students are attending part time.
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George Mason University comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, GMU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The King's College. TKC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. TKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 75 students take at least one class online at TKC. There are roughly 33 part time students in attendance at TKC.
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Columbia College comes in at #15 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 4,157 of Columbia College Missouri students are exclusively distance learners. 4,001 of Columbia College Missouri students are attending part time.
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Fort Hays State University comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,600 of FHSU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,687 part time students in attendance at FHSU.
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The #17 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. NYU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 of NYU students are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at New York University Report
West Virginia University at Parkersburg comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the small suburb of Parkersburg.
The student loan default rate at West Virginia University at Parkersburg is lower than is typical, just 3.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 628 students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg that take at least one class online. About 1,238 of the students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Brandman University as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Brandman is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Irvine.
The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are roughly 5,783 part time students in attendance at Brandman.
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Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #20 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, BYU also did well on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.4% of BYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,504 part time students in attendance at BYU.
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Saint Mary's College of California earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, SMC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
The student loan default rate at SMC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 34 students at SMC are exclusively online. There are roughly 683 part time students in attendance at SMC.
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Saint Joseph's University earned the #22 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. St. Joe's excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 2,032 students at St. Joe’s are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,163 part time students in attendance at St. Joe’s.
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Longwood University earned the #23 spot in our 2021 rankings. Longwood is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmville. Longwood excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 904 students at Longwood are exclusively online. 1,338 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Texas Woman's University as the #24 school in this year's rankings. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. 7,329 of TWU students are attending part time.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #25 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. SMU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities list.
About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Southern Methodist University Report
