2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
3Colleges
592Bachelor's Degrees
$34,159Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 general education program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Monmouth University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional general education students. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Monmouth not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. About 808 of the students at Monmouth are attending part time.
Wilmington University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Wilmington University has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.6% of Wilmington University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. 9,527 of Wilmington University students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Cabrini University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Radnor. Cabrini University also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.6%. There are approximately 1,085 students at Cabrini University that take at least one class online. 449 of Cabrini University students are attending part time.
General Education Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.
References
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).
