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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

1,067 Ranked Colleges
43,302 Degrees Awarded
$32,881 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43,302 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major” ranking looked at 1,067 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Aquinas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Santa Paula, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Thomas Aquinas College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Merrimack, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. This small school is located in Merrimack, New Hampshire, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

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Providence Christian College
Pasadena, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Providence Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 28 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, California

Out of the 1,067 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Soka University of America landed the #4 spot on the list. Soka University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aliso Viejo, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Soka University of America

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Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sarah Lawrence College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Sarah Lawrence College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronxville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 295 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Magdalen College is a small school located in Warner, New Hampshire that handed out 9 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Magdalen College

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St John's College
Annapolis, Maryland

St John’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. St John’s College is located in Annapolis, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full St. John’s Annapolis Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington

The Evergreen State College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Evergreen is a small school located in Olympia, Washington that handed out 541 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full The Evergreen State College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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With a ranking of #9, New Saint Andrews College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. This small school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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The King's College
New York, New York

The King’s College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at TKC

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Arlington Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Arlington, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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New College of Florida
Sarasota, Florida

New College of Florida came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. This small school is located in Sarasota, Florida, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Pacific Islands University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Pacific Islands University is located in Mangilao, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Pacific Islands University

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St. John's College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

St. John’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St. John’s Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs

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Baptist University of the Americas landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Baptist University of the Americas Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Randall University
Moore, Oklahoma

Randall University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Moore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Full Randall University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Antioch College
Yellow Springs, Ohio

Antioch College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Antioch College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Excelsior College
Albany, New York

Excelsior College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,621 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Charter Oak State College
New Britain, Connecticut

Charter Oak State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #20. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 174 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Charter Oak State College

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Antioch University - Midwest
Yellow Springs, Ohio

With a ranking of #21, Antioch University - Midwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major list. Yellow Springs, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Antioch University McGregor

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Antioch University - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California

Antioch University - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #22. Antioch University - Santa Barbara is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 30 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Antioch University - Santa Barbara

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University of the West
Rosemead, California

University of the West did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #23. UWest is located in Rosemead, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full UWest Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, New Jersey

Thomas Edison State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking. Trenton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 550 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Thomas Edison State University

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major ranking, coming in at #25. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Teaneck, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 315 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full FDU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California
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West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, West Virginia
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Kuyper College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Goddard College
Plainfield, Vermont
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Azusa Pacific University College
San Dimas, California
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Sterling College
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia
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Paul Quinn College
Dallas, Texas
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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas
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Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
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Patrick Henry College
Purcellville, Virginia
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Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, Florida
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Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama
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Concord University
Athens, West Virginia
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Columbia College
Columbia, Missouri
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Neumann University
Aston, Pennsylvania
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Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia
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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV
52 Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute Claremont, CA
53 West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV
54 Mitchell College New London, CT
55 West Virginia State University Institute, WV
56 California State University - Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
57 Bethlehem College & Seminary Minneapolis, MN
57 Harris - Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO
59 Purchase College Purchase, NY
60 Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA
61 Louisiana State University - Alexandria Alexandria, LA
62 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Portales, NM
63 Simpson University Redding, CA
64 McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
65 Governors State University University Park, IL
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66 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
67 Westfield State University Westfield, MA
68 Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH
69 Mayville State University Mayville, ND
70 Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA
71 Texas College Tyler, TX
72 Morehead State University Morehead, KY
73 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
74 Indiana University - Southeast New Albany, IN
75 Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, OH
76 Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, PA
77 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR
78 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
79 Bethune - Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL
80 Indiana University - Kokomo Kokomo, IN
81 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
82 Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV
83 Northern Vermont University Johnson, VT
84 Marymount California University Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
85 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Arecibo, PR
86 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA
87 Clayton State University Morrow, GA
88 Northern New Mexico College Espanola, NM
89 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
90 Landmark College Putney, VT
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91 North Greenville University Tigerville, SC
92 Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT
93 Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA
94 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
95 Peirce College Philadelphia, PA
96 Fisk University Nashville, TN
97 Southern Virginia University Buena Vista, VA
98 Texas A & M University - Central Texas Killeen, TX
99 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC
100 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
101 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA
102 William Jewell College Liberty, MO
103 Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD
104 Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY
105 Chicago State University Chicago, IL
106 Antioch University - Seattle Seattle, WA
107 Bentley University Waltham, MA
108 Indiana University - South Bend South Bend, IN
109 Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS
110 Lesley University Cambridge, MA
111 Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA
112 Miami University - Hamilton Hamilton, OH
113 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA
114 Antioch University - Los Angeles Culver City, CA
115 Aquinas College Michigan Grand Rapids, MI
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116 Hampton University Hampton, VA
117 Langston University Langston, OK
118 Marshall University Huntington, WV
119 Athens State University Athens, AL
120 West Texas A&M University Canyon, TX
121 Benedict College Columbia, SC
122 Indiana University - Northwest Gary, IN
123 Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO
124 Morgan State University Baltimore, MD
125 Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX
126 Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK
127 Columbia International University Columbia, SC
128 Indiana University - East Richmond, IN
129 Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA
130 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
131 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL
132 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA
133 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
134 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK
135 Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY
135 York College York, NE
137 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
138 West Liberty University West Liberty, WV
139 University of St. Thomas Houston, TX
140 Lee University Cleveland, TN
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141 Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC
142 Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL
143 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
144 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
145 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
146 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
147 Union College New York Schenectady, NY
148 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
149 Florida College Temple Terrace, FL
150 Texas Southern University Houston, TX
151 Montana State University - Billings Billings, MT
152 University of South Carolina - Upstate Spartanburg, SC
153 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK
154 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
155 Greensboro College Greensboro, NC
155 Oakland City University Oakland City, IN
157 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
158 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
159 Friends University Wichita, KS
160 Lincoln College Lincoln, IL
161 University of North Texas Denton, TX

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