2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
11
Colleges
1,102
Bachelor's Degrees
$28,247
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 1,102 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, history is the #18 most popular major in Pennsylvania. This means that 4.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history 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 history program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying history.
Top 10 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Temple University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Pennsylvania that are best for non-traditional history students. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Temple has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Pennsylvania ranking.
About 1.3% of Temple students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,264 students at Temple that take at least one class online. About 4,634 of the students at Temple are attending part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to West Chester University of Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCUPA, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Pennsylvania ranking.
About 1.2% of WCUPA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,464 students take at least one class online at WCUPA. There are roughly 3,854 part time students in attendance at WCUPA.
Full History at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population. Pitt also made our Best Colleges for History in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at Pitt is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,672 part time students in attendance at Pitt.
Read full report on History at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Our rankings recognize Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the small city of University Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Pennsylvania ranking.
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.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a medium-sized student population. SRU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for History in Pennsylvania list.
The student loan default rate at SRU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,848 students at SRU that take at least one class online. 1,343 students are part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg. Ship not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for History in Pennsylvania list.
The student loan default rate at Ship is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. 390 students at Ship are exclusively online. 1,063 of Ship students are attending part time.
Full History at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.4% of Millersville students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,500 students take at least one class online at Millersville. There are roughly 2,073 part time students in attendance at Millersville.
Full History at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 3,407 students take at least one class online at Bloomsburg. There are roughly 1,056 part time students in attendance at Bloomsburg.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. Approximately 3,692 students take at least one class online at IUP. About 2,127 of the students at IUP are attending part time.
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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at East Stroudsburg University is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,511 students take at least one class online at East Stroudsburg University. About 1,033 of the students at East Stroudsburg University are attending part time.
Read full report on History at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
