by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Louisiana, there were 6,241 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,428 and $23,945 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,077 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 315 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 206 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Louisiana University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 139 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 McNeese State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s. McNeese State University is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 137 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Shreveport, Louisiana 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 64 students in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is located in Alexandria, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Southern University at New Orleans landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNO is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 22 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 17 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Tulane University of Louisiana Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
With a ranking of #11, Grambling State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. GSU is a medium-sized school located in Grambling, Louisiana that handed out 16 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Holy Cross landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Holy Cross is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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.
Louisiana College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Pineville, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Loyola University New Orleans landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Loyola New Orleans
Louisiana Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana Tech University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. FranU is a small school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 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 3.2%, which is much lower than the national 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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