2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
9Colleges
1,103Bachelor's Degrees
$24,681Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,103 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.8% 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 Missouri ranking 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.
The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Liberal Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
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
Columbia College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Missouri that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Columbia College Missouri also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at Columbia College Missouri is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 4,157 students at Columbia College Missouri are exclusively online. 4,001 of Columbia College Missouri students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Missouri - Kansas City. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City. UMKC also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,518 students at UMKC that take at least one class online. 6,941 students are part time.
William Jewell College earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Liberty, William Jewell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. William Jewell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. Approximately 314 students take at least one class online at William Jewell. 12 of William Jewell students are attending part time.
University of Central Missouri landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCM has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 4,050 students at UCM that take at least one class online. 3,727 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,276 part time students in attendance at Mizzou.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMSL has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 4,183 students at UMSL that take at least one class online. About 9,899 of the students at UMSL are attending part time.
Southeast Missouri State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
The student loan default rate at Southeast Missouri State University is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,277 students take at least one class online at Southeast Missouri State University. 2,685 students are part time.
Missouri Southern State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population. Missouri Southern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
About 1.9% of Missouri Southern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,542 students take at least one class online at Missouri Southern. 1,569 of Missouri Southern students are attending part time.
Lincoln University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts general studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Jefferson City, LU Missouri is a public school with a small student population. LU Missouri did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Missouri list.
About 4.5% of LU Missouri students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 708 students take at least one class online at LU Missouri. 586 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 schools only.
References
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).