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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida

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Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Florida, there were 64,448 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,136 and $16,325 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,059 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida” ranking looked at 35 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida

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

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Florida

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New College of Florida
Sarasota, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New College of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. Sarasota, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hobe Sound Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida. Hobe Sound Bible College is a small school located in Hobe Sound, Florida that handed out 4 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Bethune - Cookman University
Daytona Beach, Florida

Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethune - Cookman University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bethune - Cookman University is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

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Florida College
Temple Terrace, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Temple Terrace, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Beacon College
Leesburg, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beacon College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida. Leesburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

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 Beacon College

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Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. Palm Beach Atlantic University is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 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%.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic

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Johnson University Florida
Kissimmee, Florida

Johnson University Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. Kissimmee, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Florida International University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 307 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Florida International University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 232 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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With a ranking of #10, Florida National University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. Hialeah, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

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Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, Florida

With a ranking of #11, Ave Maria University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. Ave Maria University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ave Maria, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 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%.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at AMU

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 105 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Florida Atlantic University

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #13. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 102 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Florida State

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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, Florida

Saint Leo University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking. Saint Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Leo University

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Flagler College - St Augustine
Saint Augustine, Florida

With a ranking of #15, Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. Flagler St. Augustine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Flagler St. Augustine

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Barry University
Miami, Florida

Barry University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Full Barry University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, Florida

Eckerd College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking. Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Eckerd Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Southeastern University
Lakeland, Florida

Southeastern University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Southeastern University

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full U Miami Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Warner University
Lake Wales, Florida

Warner University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking. Located in Lake Wales, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

Full Warner University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #21. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Full Jacksonville University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

With a ranking of #22, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida list. NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at NUS Florida

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The University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida

The University of Tampa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #23. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at The University of Tampa

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida

Lynn University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking. Lynn University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 1 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%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Lynn University

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Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida

Rollins College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #24. Rollins College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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