2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 931 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.4% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking, we looked at 9 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 Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts.
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Saint Joseph's University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Joe's, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania ranking.
The student loan default rate at St. Joe’s is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 2,032 of St. Joe’s students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 2,163 part time students in attendance at St. Joe’s.
Villanova University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,551 of Villanova students are exclusively distance learners. 2,678 of Villanova students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Drexel University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Drexel also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. 5,829 of Drexel students are attending part time.
Neumann University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Neumann, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 1,331 students take at least one class online at Neumann. There are roughly 694 part time students in attendance at Neumann.
Our rankings recognize California University of Pennsylvania as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California. Cal U also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. 2,821 students at Cal U are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,171 part time students in attendance at Cal U.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population. WCUPA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 4,464 students at WCUPA that take at least one class online. 3,854 students are part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion. Clarion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania list.
About 0.0% of Clarion University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,236 of Clarion University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,291 part time students in attendance at Clarion University.
Lock Haven University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public college with a small student population. LHU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Pennsylvania rankings.
About 0.0% of LHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,617 students at LHU that take at least one class online. 493 students are part time.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.
About 0.0% of Edinboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,171 students take at least one class online at Edinboro. There are roughly 930 part time students in attendance at Edinboro.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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In <nil>, 931 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.4% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
