2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
79Colleges
12,658Bachelor's Degrees
$33,394Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 79 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying education.
Top 15% Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The College of New Jersey tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional education students. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, TCNJ has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at TCNJ is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. There are roughly 570 part time students in attendance at TCNJ.
Towson University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a large student population. Towson also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 1.7% of Towson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. 4,337 of Towson students are attending part time.
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a very large student population. Penn State University Park not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Kean University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 1,503 students at Kean that take at least one class online. 3,314 of Kean students are attending part time.
Rider University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville. Rider also made our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at Rider is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 672 students take at least one class online at Rider. 898 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY Cortland. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY Cortland has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 1,737 students at SUNY Cortland that take at least one class online. There are roughly 593 part time students in attendance at SUNY Cortland.
SUNY Geneseo comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population. SUNY Geneseo also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 0.6% of SUNY Geneseo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 900 students at SUNY Geneseo that take at least one class online. There are roughly 206 part time students in attendance at SUNY Geneseo.
University of Delaware earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark. UD also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UD is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,666 students at UD that take at least one class online. 2,486 of UD students are attending part time.
William Paterson University of New Jersey earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. Approximately 3,122 students take at least one class online at William Paterson University. There are roughly 3,144 part time students in attendance at William Paterson University.
University of Maryland - College Park earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population. UMCP also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. 4,841 students are part time.
Salisbury University earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Salisbury also did well on our Best Colleges for Education in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,693 students take at least one class online at Salisbury. 951 of Salisbury students are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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).
