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 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 Arts Major in Rhode Island” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Rhode Island, there were 1,275 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,369 and $18,113 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,833 and $24,930 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newport, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Salve Regina
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island list. RIC is a medium-sized public school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 4 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Roger Williams University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island ranking. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Rhode Island list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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