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

8 Colleges
2,266 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,061 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 VirginiaOut of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 6th in Virginia. In fact, 2,266 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 5.8% 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 Virginia ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Virginia

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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George Mason University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Virginia that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population. GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list.

The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.

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Longwood University
Farmville, VA

Longwood University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public college with a small student population. Longwood also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Longwood is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 904 students at Longwood are exclusively online. 1,338 of Longwood students are attending part time.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. JMU also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

Our rankings recognize University of Mary Washington as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population. UMW not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list.

About 1.4% of UMW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 982 students at UMW that take at least one class online. About 722 of the students at UMW are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Eastern Mennonite University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Eastern Mennonite did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia list.

The student loan default rate at Eastern Mennonite is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 306 students at Eastern Mennonite are exclusively online. There are roughly 435 part time students in attendance at Eastern Mennonite.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Our rankings recognize Liberty University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia ranking.

About 2.0% of Liberty University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 79,906 of Liberty University students are exclusively distance learners. 41,876 students are part time.

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Virginia State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia ranking.

About 5.3% of Virginia State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are roughly 389 part time students in attendance at Virginia State.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Virginia University. SVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buena Vista. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SVU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Virginia ranking.

About 3.0% of SVU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 152 of SVU 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 Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,059
Georgia 619
Tennessee 654
North Carolina 838
South Carolina 463
Kentucky 916
Alabama 333
Louisiana 1,077
Mississippi 581
Arkansas 514
West Virginia 1,012

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of 0 different types of Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities programs to choose from.

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