by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 366,996 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.
Across Washington, there were 17,106 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 654 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Evergreen State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Olympia, Washington, and it awarded 541 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - Seattle landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Whitworth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #6. Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington list. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington ranking. University of Washington - Bothell Campus is located in Bothell, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Washington State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington ranking. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Washington ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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