2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 43 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
DePaul University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, DePaul has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. 3,547 of DePaul students are attending part time.
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Xavier University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Xavier, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Xavier is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,392 students take at least one class online at Xavier. 1,248 of Xavier students are attending part time.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Xavier University
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,764 students take at least one class online at UW - Green Bay. About 4,662 of the students at UW - Green Bay are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Report
Oakland University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Oakland has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. About 4,372 of the students at Oakland are attending part time.
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Western Illinois University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
The student loan default rate at WIU is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. 1,874 students are part time.
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University of Illinois at Springfield earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 2,246 of UIS students are exclusively distance learners. 1,727 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Illinois at Springfield Report
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population. IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 5,256 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington Report
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
The student loan default rate at IUPUI is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,671 part time students in attendance at IUPUI.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Governors State University. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 1,840 students at GSU that take at least one class online. 1,954 of GSU students are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Governors State University Report
Eastern Illinois University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
The student loan default rate at EIU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,449 students at EIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,894 part time students in attendance at EIU.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Eastern Illinois University Report
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