2021 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies 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 area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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.
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Featured Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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.
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
2021 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Washington University has taken the #1 spot in this year's area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 8,798 part time students in attendance at GWU.
Our rankings recognize Columbia University in the City of New York as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Columbia also made our Best Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #1.
About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,854 part time students in attendance at Columbia.
Cornell University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies schools for non-traditional students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Maryland - College Park as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMCP has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.
Fordham University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx. Fordham U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,819 of Fordham U students are exclusively distance learners. 3,564 of Fordham U students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize American University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. The American University also made our Best Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at The American University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. There are roughly 3,612 part time students in attendance at The American University.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville. Millersville not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Millersville is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,500 students take at least one class online at Millersville. 2,073 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).
