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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Minnesota

6 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 366,996 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across Minnesota, there were 6,159 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful liberal arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.

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Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Metro State Liberal Arts Report

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St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St Olaf College Liberal Arts Report

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Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees 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%.

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Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethany Lutheran College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Augsburg University landed the #4 spot on the list. Augsburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Augsburg University Liberal Arts Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Morris. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s. UMN Morris is located in Morris, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Read more about Liberal Arts at UMN Morris

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