2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Excelsior University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 17,166 students at Excelsior University and they are all exclusively distance learners. All of Excelsior University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Thomas Edison State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.5% of TESU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,645 of TESU students are exclusively distance learners. 9,641 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Thomas Edison State University Report
Our rankings recognize New York University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. NYU also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.
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Saint Joseph's University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. St. Joe's not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.2% of St. Joe’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,032 of St. Joe’s students are exclusively distance learners. 2,163 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Notre Dame of Maryland University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 1.3% of NDMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,138 students at NDMU are exclusively online. 1,206 students are part time.
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Villanova University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Villanova not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.3% of Villanova students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,551 of Villanova students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,678 of the students at Villanova are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Villanova University Report
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. 325 students at FDU are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,986 part time students in attendance at FDU.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report
Rowan University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. There are roughly 3,878 part time students in attendance at Rowan.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Rowan University Report
Our rankings recognize Drexel University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. 5,829 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Drexel University Report
Our rankings recognize Neumann University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Neumann is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aston.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 1,331 students at Neumann that take at least one class online. 694 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Neumann University Report
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