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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. 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 Minnesota, there were 6,277 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,408 and $15,202 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 18 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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The liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethlehem College & Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bethlehem College & Seminary Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augsburg University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota. Augsburg University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Olaf College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota. Northfield, Minnesota 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 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethany Lutheran College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Metropolitan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota list. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 15 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full Metro State Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
University of Minnesota - Morris came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota ranking. UMN Morris is a small school located in Morris, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota list. The College of Saint Scholastica is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Bemidji State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #10. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 Minnesota ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota list. Concordia College at Moorhead is a small school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Cloud State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota ranking. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Cloud State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Winona State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 degrees 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 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Winona State Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
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