2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #17 most popular major in Tennessee with 595 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking, we looked at 8 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 Tennessee
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Belmont University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Tennessee that are best for non-traditional liberal arts / sciences & humanities students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Belmont also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee rankings.
The student loan default rate at Belmont is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,251 students at Belmont that take at least one class online. 677 of Belmont students are attending part time.
Middle Tennessee State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population. Middle Tennessee State University also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee rankings.
About 2.3% of Middle Tennessee State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,576 part time students in attendance at Middle Tennessee State University.
Tennessee Technological University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee Tech University, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 6,609 students take at least one class online at Tennessee Tech University. 1,966 of Tennessee Tech University students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Memphis as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UofM has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee ranking.
The student loan default rate at UofM is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,362 students take at least one class online at UofM. 8,225 students are part time.
Union University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Union has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee ranking.
The student loan default rate at Union is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 690 students take at least one class online at Union. 770 of Union students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize East Tennessee State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ETSU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee ranking.
The student loan default rate at ETSU is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. 3,024 of ETSU students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Austin Peay State University. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Austin Peay State University also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at Austin Peay State University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,473 students at Austin Peay State University that take at least one class online. 3,684 students are part time.
Lee University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cleveland. Lee University also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee rankings.
About 1.2% of Lee University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 552 of Lee University students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,303 of the students at Lee University are attending part time.
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).
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #17 most popular major in Tennessee with 595 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
