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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 17,409 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,491 and $13,986 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 893 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts general studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, The Evergreen State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Evergreen is a small public school situated in Olympia, Washington. It awarded 541 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 36 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - Seattle. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. Antioch University - Seattle is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
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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 Arts Major in Washington. SPU is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 34 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walla Walla University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington. This small school is located in College Place, Washington, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Seattle University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 123 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #8. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
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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University of Washington - Bothell Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. UW Bothell is a public institution located in Bothell, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Washington - Bothell Campus
Whitman College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. Whitman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 4 bachelors’s liberal arts 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Whitworth University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
City University of Seattle did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #12. City University of Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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With a ranking of #13, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 6 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Washington University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Washington University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington ranking. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Gonzaga University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #17. Gonzaga University is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 0 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Heritage University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Washington list. Heritage University is located in Toppenish, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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