by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas” ranking - to help you make that 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.
Across Arkansas, there were 7,026 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,376 and $17,932 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 543 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas System eVersity. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas list. UA eVersity is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UA eVersity Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a public institution located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Baptist College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas. Central Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 206 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Henderson State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkadelphia, 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 31 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Henderson State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Harding University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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University of the Ozarks did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #9. University of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clarksville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Ozarks Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Crowley’s Ridge College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas list. Located in Paragould, Arkansas, 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking. UAM is a small school located in Monticello, Arkansas that handed out 26 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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John Brown University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 48 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Philander Smith College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #14. Philander Smith is a private not-for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Arkansas ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas list. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Arkansas Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Arkansas ranking. UAFS is a medium-sized school located in Fort Smith, Arkansas that handed out 14 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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