by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 366,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Kansas, there were 5,922 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 459 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,562 and $28,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for kansas bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas. FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 257 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 56 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Friends University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Christian College of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas list. Central Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McPherson, Kansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 115 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Ottawa University - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas list. This small school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Emporia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #7. Emporia, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Saint Mary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas list. This small school is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, and it awarded 1 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%.
Benedictine College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas ranking. Atchison, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 1 students 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%.
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Winfield, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students 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.
Newman University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas ranking. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
MidAmerica Nazarene University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Kansas list. MNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Olathe, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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