2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 1,064 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Florida
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
University of South Florida - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa. USF Tampa also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Florida list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at USF Tampa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.
Florida International University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population. FIU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Florida list.
About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.
Barry University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami. Barry University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Florida list.
The student loan default rate at Barry University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,337 students at Barry University that take at least one class online. 2,387 of Barry University students are attending part time.
University of Central Florida comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCF has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Florida ranking.
About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. There are roughly 23,575 part time students in attendance at UCF.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton. FAU also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Florida list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 14,436 students take at least one class online at FAU. There are roughly 11,860 part time students in attendance at FAU.
Our rankings recognize Nova Southeastern University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Florida ranking.
The student loan default rate at NUS Florida is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 5,804 students at NUS Florida are exclusively online. About 6,091 of the students at NUS Florida are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population. Florida State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Florida list.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
Saint Leo University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. St. Leo University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.
About 2.6% of St. Leo University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,380 students at St. Leo University are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,071 part time students in attendance at St. Leo University.
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).
In <nil>, 1,064 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
