2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts / sciences & humanities programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
Check out the liberal arts / sciences & humanities programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Wayland Baptist University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 1,319 of Wayland Baptist University students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,787 of the students at Wayland Baptist University are attending part time.
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St. John's College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. St. John's is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Santa Fe. St. John's did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southwest Region list.
About 0.0% of St. John’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 37 students are part time.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 6,082 students are part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report
Texas Woman's University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
About 1.5% of TWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. 7,329 of TWU students are attending part time.
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Southern Methodist University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. SMU also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. 3,019 of SMU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southwest Region list.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
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Northern Arizona University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 9,603 students take at least one class online at NAU. About 6,368 of the students at NAU are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Northern Arizona University Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 4.5% of Southwestern Assemblies of God University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 899 of Southwestern Assemblies of God University students are exclusively distance learners. 514 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Texas. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. About 12,105 of the students at UNT are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of North Texas Report
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at ENMU - Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. 2,997 students at ENMU - Main Campus are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,621 part time students in attendance at ENMU - Main Campus.
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