by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arts Major in Indiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Indiana, there were 9,535 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,069 and $24,427 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,440 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts general studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Indiana”.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Southeast landed the #1 spot on the list. New Albany, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the #3 spot on the list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 64 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #4 spot on the list. Indiana University - Northwest is a small school located in Gary, Indiana that handed out 44 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - East. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. This small school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana ranking. Purdue University Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Oakland City University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. Located in Oakland City, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Holy Cross College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Indiana Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Marion, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Indiana Wesleyan University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 217 students 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%.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 260 bachelors’s degrees 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Martin University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. Martin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Saint Mary’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. Saint Mary’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Bethel University - Mishawaka came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Mishawaka, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Anderson University Indiana ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. Anderson University Indiana is located in Anderson, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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Purdue University Northwest came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana ranking. Purdue University Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 225 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. Located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #19, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. USI is a medium-sized school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 40 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Trine University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana ranking. Angola, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s liberal arts 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%.
With a ranking of #23, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 7 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne
University of Indianapolis landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana ranking. University of Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Indiana list. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 36 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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