2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #11 most popular major in Missouri with 1,103 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.8% of all the liberal arts / sciences & humanities bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri ranking looked at 9 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 Missouri
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
Columbia College has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia. Columbia College Missouri not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 4,157 of Columbia College Missouri students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,001 of the students at Columbia College Missouri are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Kansas City as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMKC has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMKC is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,518 students take at least one class online at UMKC. 6,941 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to William Jewell College. William Jewell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Liberty. As a testament to the quality of education offered at William Jewell, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri ranking.
About 0.0% of William Jewell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 314 students at William Jewell that take at least one class online. 12 of William Jewell students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Central Missouri. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 4,050 students at UCM that take at least one class online. About 3,727 of the students at UCM are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Columbia as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Mizzou has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri ranking.
About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMSL has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 4,183 students at UMSL that take at least one class online. 9,899 students are part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau. Southeast Missouri State University also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 4,277 students at Southeast Missouri State University that take at least one class online. About 2,685 of the students at Southeast Missouri State University are attending part time.
Missouri Southern State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin. Missouri Southern also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri rankings.
The student loan default rate at Missouri Southern is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,542 students take at least one class online at Missouri Southern. 1,569 of Missouri Southern students are attending part time.
Lincoln University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the city of Jefferson City. LU Missouri not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Missouri list.
About 4.5% of LU Missouri students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 708 students at LU Missouri that take at least one class online. 586 of LU Missouri students 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).
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #11 most popular major in Missouri with 1,103 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.8% of all the liberal arts / sciences & humanities bachelor's degrees in the country.
