2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 80 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences & humanities programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
Top 15% Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Mason University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional liberal arts / sciences & humanities students. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.
Our rankings recognize West Virginia University at Parkersburg as the #2 school in this year's rankings. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the small suburb of Parkersburg.
About 3.7% of West Virginia University at Parkersburg students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 628 students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg that take at least one class online. About 1,238 of the students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg are attending part time.
Longwood University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Longwood is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmville. Longwood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.6% of Longwood students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 904 of Longwood students are exclusively distance learners. 1,338 of Longwood students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Florida - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population. USF Tampa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. 13,938 students are part time.
Belmont University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Belmont has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Belmont is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,251 students take at least one class online at Belmont. There are roughly 677 part time students in attendance at Belmont.
Our rankings recognize Middle Tennessee State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Middle Tennessee State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. About 5,576 of the students at Middle Tennessee State University are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida International University. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.
Our rankings recognize William Peace University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Raleigh, WPU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The student loan default rate at WPU is lower than is typical, just 3.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 123 students take at least one class online at WPU. 114 students are part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Barry University. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Barry University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,337 students at Barry University that take at least one class online. 2,387 students are part time.
University of Mary Washington earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMW is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UMW also did well on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 982 students at UMW that take at least one class online. About 722 of the students at UMW are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Tennessee Technological University as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 6,609 students at Tennessee Tech University that take at least one class online. 1,966 students are part time.
Eastern Mennonite University landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
The student loan default rate at Eastern Mennonite is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 306 students at Eastern Mennonite are exclusively online. There are roughly 435 part time students in attendance at Eastern Mennonite.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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