by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota” ranking.
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 Minnesota, there were 6,277 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,408 and $15,202 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota” 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 Minnesota”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethlehem College & Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Bethlehem College & Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Bethlehem College & Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Augsburg University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crown College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Olaf College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at St Olaf College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany Lutheran College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota. Mankato, Minnesota 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 freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full Bethany Lutheran College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Metropolitan State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Metro State
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 11 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Concordia University, Saint Paul
University of Minnesota - Morris landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota ranking. University of Minnesota - Morris is a small school located in Morris, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Morris Liberal Arts General Studies Report
The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at St. Scholastica
Bemidji State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota ranking. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Bemidji State University
University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 93%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at MSU Moorhead
Winona State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota ranking. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full Winona State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Cloud State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota ranking. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 121 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%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Cloud State University
Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. Concordia College at Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Concordia College at Moorhead
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Minnesota list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State Mankato Liberal Arts General Studies Report
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