by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 7,026 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,376 and $17,932 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 543 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Arkansas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas list. Williams Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas System eVersity landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas System eVersity Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas list. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Baptist College landed the #4 spot on the list. CBC is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 206 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Henderson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Henderson State University
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 49 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Harding University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 37 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, University of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas list. Ozarks is a small school located in Clarksville, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Crowley’s Ridge College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas list. Crowley’s Ridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paragould, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Crowley’s Ridge College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas list. Located in Monticello, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Arkansas at Monticello
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #12. John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full John Brown University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Philander Smith College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas list. Philander Smith is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Philander Smith College
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #15. UCA is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees 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%.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
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