2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences & humanities was ranked 10th in Virginia. In fact, 2,266 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.8% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia 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 Virginia
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
George Mason University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GMU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Virginia ranking.
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. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Longwood University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public college with a small student population. Longwood also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Virginia rankings.
About 1.6% of Longwood students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 904 of Longwood students are exclusively distance learners. 1,338 of Longwood students are attending part time.
University of Mary Washington comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population. UMW also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Virginia list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 982 students take at least one class online at UMW. There are roughly 722 part time students in attendance at UMW.
Eastern Mennonite University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Eastern Mennonite also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Virginia rankings.
About 0.8% of Eastern Mennonite students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 306 students at Eastern Mennonite are exclusively online. 435 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at JMU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Virginia ranking.
About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Liberty University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Virginia ranking.
The student loan default rate at Liberty University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 79,906 of Liberty University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 41,876 part time students in attendance at Liberty University.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Virginia University. SVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buena Vista. SVU also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Virginia list, coming in at #7.
About 3.0% of SVU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 152 of the students at SVU are attending part time.
Virginia State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population. Virginia State also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Virginia list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.3%. 389 students are 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).
Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences & humanities was ranked 10th in Virginia. In fact, 2,266 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.8% were from a college or university in the state.
