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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

8 Colleges
595 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,782 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TennesseeLiberal Arts General Studies is the #15 most popular major in Tennessee with 595 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.5% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking looked at 8 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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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

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

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Belmont University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts general studies ranking for non-traditional students. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville. Belmont also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 3,251 students at Belmont that take at least one class online. About 677 of the students at Belmont are attending part time.

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Middle Tennessee State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. Middle Tennessee State University also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee rankings.

About 2.3% of Middle Tennessee State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. About 5,576 of the students at Middle Tennessee State University are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Memphis as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population. UofM also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. Approximately 7,362 students take at least one class online at UofM. 8,225 of UofM students are attending part time.

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Tennessee Technological University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Tennessee Tech University has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee ranking.

The student loan default rate at Tennessee Tech University is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,609 students at Tennessee Tech University that take at least one class online. 1,966 students are part time.

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Union University
Jackson, TN

Our rankings recognize Union University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson. Union did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee list.

The student loan default rate at Union is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 690 students at Union that take at least one class online. 770 of Union students are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Tennessee State University. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee ranking.

The student loan default rate at ETSU is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. 3,024 students are part time.

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Austin Peay State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville. Austin Peay State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. There are approximately 3,473 students at Austin Peay State University that take at least one class online. 3,684 students are part time.

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN

Our rankings recognize Lee University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Lee University has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 552 of Lee University students are exclusively distance learners. 1,303 of Lee University students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,059
Georgia 619
North Carolina 838
Virginia 2,473
South Carolina 463
Kentucky 916
Alabama 333
Louisiana 1,077
Mississippi 581
Arkansas 514
West Virginia 1,012

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