2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Georgia
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #18 most popular major in Georgia with 571 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.5% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Georgia ranking, we looked at 6 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 Georgia
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Clayton State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Georgia that are best for non-traditional liberal arts / sciences & humanities students. Located in the suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Clayton State University also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Georgia rankings.
About 3.8% of Clayton State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,026 students take at least one class online at Clayton State University. About 3,111 of the students at Clayton State University are attending part time.
Georgia Southern University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Georgia ranking.
About 1.0% of GaSou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,579 students take at least one class online at GaSou. 6,344 students are part time.
Valdosta State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta. VSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Georgia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.2%. 3,938 of VSU students are exclusively distance learners. 4,080 students are part time.
Mercer University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Mercer also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Georgia rankings.
The student loan default rate at Mercer is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. 1,767 of Mercer students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,844 of the students at Mercer are attending part time.
University of North Georgia earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega. UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Georgia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 6,291 students at UNG that take at least one class online. 6,726 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Middle Georgia State University. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Middle Georgia State University also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Georgia rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.1%. 3,274 students at Middle Georgia State University are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,301 part time students in attendance at Middle Georgia State University.
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.
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