by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across Illinois, there were 25,747 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,957 and $14,623 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,059 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 44 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts / sciences and humanities program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Governors State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in University Park, Illinois, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Governors State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 167 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chicago State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois. CSU is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Chicago State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeastern Illinois University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 100 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Lincoln College is located in Lincoln, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Lake Forest College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lake Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Illinois State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Illinois State University
Eureka College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking. Eureka College is located in Eureka, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #10. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Xavier University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. Saint Xavier University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
Full Saint Xavier University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
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DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 93 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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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With a ranking of #14, Aurora University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. Located in Aurora, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Illinois at Springfield ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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Monmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #16. Monmouth College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Monmouth, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Quincy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #17. Quincy U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Quincy, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Knox College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. Located in Galesburg, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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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Lincoln Christian University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Lincoln, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #22, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 10 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. Trinity International University - Illinois is located in Deerfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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McKendree 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 in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Lebanon, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 McKendree University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
University of Chicago ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Illinois list. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 20 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Chicago Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
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