2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 24,256 people earned their bachelor's in history, making the major the #19 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 267 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 25 History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Virginia - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional history students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for History ranking.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,758 part time students in attendance at University of Virginia.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Columbia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for History list.
About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 of Columbia students are attending part time.
Full History at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
William & Mary comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. William & Mary also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for History list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at William & Mary is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,359 students take at least one class online at William & Mary. 1,311 of William & Mary students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, NYU also did well on our Best Colleges for History list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Colleges for History list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. 5,151 of UNC Chapel Hill students are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for History ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population. GMU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History list.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
Full History at George Mason University Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
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Boston College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Boston College excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History list.
The student loan default rate at Boston College is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. There are roughly 1,916 part time students in attendance at Boston College.
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George Washington University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for History ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. About 8,798 of the students at GWU are attending part time.
Full History at George Washington University Report
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to American Public University System. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at American Military University is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. 45,236 of American Military University students are attending part time.
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Fordham University earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Fordham U also did well on our Best Colleges for History list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,819 students at Fordham U are exclusively online. About 3,564 of the students at Fordham U are attending part time.
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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.
Full History at Southern New Hampshire University Report
University of North Texas landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 12,105 students are part time.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rutgers New Brunswick also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for History ranking.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #16 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 students are part time.
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Marquette University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Marquette also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for History ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 2,535 students at Marquette that take at least one class online. 1,342 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize American University as the #18 school in this year's rankings. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, The American University also did well on our Best Colleges for History list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.9% of The American University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. 3,612 of The American University students are attending part time.
Full History at American University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #19 school in this year's rankings. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UF also did well on our Best Colleges for History list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
Full History at University of Florida Report
California State University - Fullerton earned the #20 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
Read full report on History at California State University - Fullerton
Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #21 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, IU Bloomington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History list.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.
Full History at Indiana University - Bloomington Report
University of Massachusetts Amherst earned the #22 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 students are part time.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #23 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Colleges for History list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
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Florida State University landed the #24 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Florida State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History list.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
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University at Albany landed the #25 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UAlbany also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for History ranking.
About 1.6% of UAlbany students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,351 students take at least one class online at UAlbany. 3,115 students are part time.
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