by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Delaware, there were 649 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,765 and $19,124 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,355 and $27,084 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular liberal arts general studies programs in the United States.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 77 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Wilmington University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Delaware State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 22 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Delaware for a Bachelor’s list. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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