2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences & humanities programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Charter Oak State College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional liberal arts / sciences & humanities students. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. All 1,618 students take classes exclusively online at Charter Oak State College. There are roughly 1,235 part time students in attendance at Charter Oak State College.
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University of Bridgeport landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. There are approximately 1,056 students at UBridgeport that take at least one class online. 1,281 of UBridgeport students are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Bridgeport Report
Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
The student loan default rate at SNHU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.
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Goddard College landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Goddard College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plainfield.
The student loan default rate at Goddard College is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. 28 of Goddard College students are attending part time.
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Bay Path University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Bay Path is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 1,626 of Bay Path students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,300 part time students in attendance at Bay Path.
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Westfield State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield. Westfield also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the New England Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Westfield is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.
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University of Maine at Augusta landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. 2,880 students at UMA are exclusively online. 2,979 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Vermont University. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.
The student loan default rate at Northern Vermont University is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. 435 of Northern Vermont University students are exclusively distance learners. 746 students are part time.
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Lesley University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Lesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the New England Region list.
About 1.5% of Lesley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 779 students at Lesley are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,071 part time students in attendance at Lesley.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Lesley University Report
Our rankings recognize Eastern Connecticut State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. ECSU is a small public school located in the fringe town of Willimantic. ECSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 282 students at ECSU that take at least one class online. 769 of ECSU students are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Eastern Connecticut State University Report
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