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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

38 Colleges
5,267 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,628 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

This year's Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer & human sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family, consumer & human sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

Check out the family, consumer & human sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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The University of Alabama has taken the #1 spot in this year's family, consumer & human sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population. UA also made our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.

About 1.2% of UA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. About 6,421 of the students at UA are attending part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. 2,831 students are part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens. UGA also made our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at UGA is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,742 students at UGA that take at least one class online. 4,437 of UGA students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South Carolina State University. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

There are approximately 999 students at South Carolina State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 346 part time students in attendance at South Carolina State University.

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University of Kentucky comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington. UK also made our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 8,399 students at UK that take at least one class online. About 4,117 of the students at UK are attending part time.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at NSU is lower than is typical, just 3.8% of students default in three years. 5,928 of NSU students are exclusively distance learners. 4,844 of NSU students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Greensboro as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 2.7% of UNC Greensboro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,689 students take at least one class online at UNC Greensboro. 4,738 students are part time.

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Nicholls State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 2,210 students take at least one class online at Nicholls State University. About 1,421 of the students at Nicholls State University are attending part time.

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Southeastern Louisiana University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. Approximately 4,256 students take at least one class online at Southeastern. There are roughly 4,754 part time students in attendance at Southeastern.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Auburn University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Auburn has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 11,718 students take at least one class online at Auburn. 5,257 of Auburn students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students family, consumer & human sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 608
Mississippi 252
Florida 599
Virginia 831
Alabama 959
Georgia 747
Tennessee 458
West Virginia 186
South Carolina 218
Louisiana 341
Kentucky 255
Arkansas 306

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