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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. 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 the Southeast region, there were 163,228 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,841 and $16,920 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,576 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 258 colleges that offered a degree 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 in the Southeast Region

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

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

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New College of Florida
Sarasota, Florida

Out of the 258 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New College of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. New College of Florida is a small public school situated in Sarasota, Florida. It awarded 89 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Full New College of Florida Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Virginia’s College at Wise. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region. UVa - Wise is located in Wise, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 137 students in 2020-2021.

Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Out of the 258 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Potomac State College of West Virginia University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Keyser, West Virginia, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WVU Potomac State College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 1,289 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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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Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

Williams Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Williams Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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Patrick Henry College
Purcellville, Virginia

Patrick Henry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Purcellville, Virginia 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 8 students in 2020-2021.

Full Patrick Henry College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, Florida

Hobe Sound Bible College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hobe Sound Bible College is a small school located in Hobe Sound, Florida that handed out 4 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama

Oakwood University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Oakwood University

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Concord University
Athens, West Virginia

Concord University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Concord University is a public institution located in Athens, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Arkansas System eVersity ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

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Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia

With a ranking of #12, Longwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Longwood University is located in Farmville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 108 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Longwood

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

Alcorn State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Shepherd University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Shepherd University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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West Virginia University Institute of Technology landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Beckley, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Full West Virginia University Tech Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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West Virginia State University
Institute, West Virginia

West Virginia State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Institute, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #17, Louisiana State University - Alexandria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Alexandria, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.

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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 137 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. Hammond, Louisiana 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 206 students in 2020-2021.

Full Southeastern Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky

Morehead State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia

University of Mary Washington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at UMW

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With a ranking of #22, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 36 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at UAPB

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Bethune - Cookman University
Daytona Beach, Florida

Bethune - Cookman University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette 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 the Southeast Region ranking. Lafayette, Louisiana 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 315 students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Bluefield State College
Bluefield, West Virginia

Bluefield State College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bluefield State College is located in Bluefield, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Rest of the Best 39 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

Not only did these schools make the top 39 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Clayton State University
Morrow, Georgia
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North Greenville University
Tigerville, South Carolina
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Mary Baldwin University
Staunton, Virginia
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Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee
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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia
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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, Kentucky
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Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, Mississippi
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Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
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Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia
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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia
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Athens State University
Athens, Alabama
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Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina

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