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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 119,958 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,347 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 130 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Virginia’s College at Wise. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is a small school located in Wise, Virginia that handed out 47 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 130 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,289 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 Williams Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Williams Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 130 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Patrick Henry College landed the #4 spot on the list. Patrick Henry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Purcellville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Farmville, Virginia, this small public school awarded 108 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Bethune - Cookman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 49 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clayton State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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Mary Baldwin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Staunton, Virginia, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Southern Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Buena Vista, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 192 students in 2020-2021.
Thomas More University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Thomas More is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Mennonite University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 25 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Athens State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens State University is a public institution located in Athens, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mary Washington landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fredericksburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Columbia International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia International University is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 28 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Kentucky State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Belmont Abbey College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Belmont, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
North Greenville University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. North Greenville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tigerville, South Carolina. It awarded 29 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at North Greenville University
Florida College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida College is a small school located in Temple Terrace, Florida that handed out 8 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lee University is a small school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 57 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Hampton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Hampton University is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 47 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
Greensboro College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #24, Jacksonville State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bridgewater College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bridgewater College is a small school located in Bridgewater, Virginia that handed out 18 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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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