2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #21 most popular major in North Carolina with 799 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.0% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking 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 North Carolina
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
William Peace University tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional liberal arts / sciences & humanities students. WPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh. WPU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in North Carolina list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.7%. Approximately 123 students take at least one class online at WPU. About 114 of the students at WPU are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Carolina University. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in North Carolina ranking.
The student loan default rate at ECU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. 7,199 of ECU students are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in North Carolina ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNC Greensboro is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. 4,738 students are part time.
Fayetteville State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fayetteville State University, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in North Carolina ranking.
The student loan default rate at Fayetteville State University is lower than is typical, just 6.0% of students default in three years. 3,490 students at Fayetteville State University are exclusively online. 2,619 students are part time.
Belmont Abbey College comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. BAC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Belmont. BAC also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in North Carolina list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 312 students at BAC that take at least one class online. 146 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Winston - Salem State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population. WSSU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in North Carolina rankings.
About 5.2% of WSSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,066 students take at least one class online at WSSU. About 904 of the students at WSSU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize North Carolina A & T State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro. NC A&T not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in North Carolina list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.8%. Approximately 5,968 students take at least one class online at NC A&T. There are roughly 2,086 part time students in attendance at NC A&T.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Asheville. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville. UNCA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in North Carolina list.
About 2.7% of UNCA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 305 students at UNCA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 428 part time students in attendance at UNCA.
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.
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