2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #11 most popular major in Missouri with 1,103 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.8% of all the liberal arts / sciences & humanities bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri ranking looked at 9 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 Missouri
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
Columbia College has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia. Columbia College Missouri not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri list.
The student loan default rate at Columbia College Missouri is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 4,157 students at Columbia College Missouri are exclusively online. 4,001 of Columbia College Missouri students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Kansas City as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMKC has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 5,518 students take at least one class online at UMKC. About 6,941 of the students at UMKC are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to William Jewell College. William Jewell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Liberty. As a testament to the quality of education offered at William Jewell, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri ranking.
The student loan default rate at William Jewell is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 314 students at William Jewell that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12 part time students in attendance at William Jewell.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Central Missouri. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population. UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,050 students take at least one class online at UCM. 3,727 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Columbia as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Mizzou has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri ranking.
About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMSL has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri ranking.
About 1.3% of UMSL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,183 students take at least one class online at UMSL. 9,899 students are part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau. Southeast Missouri State University also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri rankings.
The student loan default rate at Southeast Missouri State University is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,277 students take at least one class online at Southeast Missouri State University. There are roughly 2,685 part time students in attendance at Southeast Missouri State University.
Missouri Southern State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin. Missouri Southern also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri rankings.
The student loan default rate at Missouri Southern is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,542 students at Missouri Southern that take at least one class online. 1,569 students are part time.
Lincoln University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the small city of Jefferson City. LU Missouri not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.5%. There are approximately 708 students at LU Missouri that take at least one class online. 586 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).
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #11 most popular major in Missouri with 1,103 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.8% of all the liberal arts / sciences & humanities bachelor's degrees in the country.
