2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 561 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, liberal arts / sciences & humanities is the #22 most popular major in Michigan. This means that 1.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking analyzed 7 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 Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Oakland University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Oakland has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Michigan ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. About 4,372 of the students at Oakland are attending part time.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population. U-M not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Baker College. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso. Baker College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at Baker College is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. 2,929 of Baker College students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 3,191 part time students in attendance at Baker College.
Ferris State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids. Ferris also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Michigan rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. 3,072 of Ferris students are attending part time.
Grand Valley State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population. GVSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at GVSU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. 3,880 of GVSU students are attending part time.
Michigan State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. UM Dearborn also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Michigan list, coming in at #5.
About 0.9% of UM Dearborn students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,760 students take at least one class online at UM Dearborn. 3,050 of UM Dearborn students 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).