2021 Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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691Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in area studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent area studies 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 area studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Featured Area Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has taken the #1 spot in this year's area studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 0.9% of UNC Chapel Hill students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. About 5,151 of the students at UNC Chapel Hill are attending part time.
Emory University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. 1,395 of Emory students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. 2,758 students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to William & Mary. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg. William & Mary not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at William & Mary is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,359 students at William & Mary that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,311 part time students in attendance at William & Mary.
Virginia Commonwealth University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond. VCU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.9% of VCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. About 5,055 of the students at VCU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Tulane University of Louisiana as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans. Tulane not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.3% of Tulane students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,829 students take at least one class online at Tulane. 1,705 students are 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).
