2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
3Colleges
448Bachelor's Degrees
$30,820Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking 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 New England 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
University of Massachusetts Amherst has taken the #1 spot in this year's general education ranking for non-traditional students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. MCLA is a fairly small public school located in the town of North Adams. MCLA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Education in the New England Region list.
About 3.0% of MCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 270 students take at least one class online at MCLA. 171 students are part time.
Salem State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Salem State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for General Education in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 3,979 students take at least one class online at Salem State. 2,253 of Salem State students are attending part time.
General Education Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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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).
