2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
18
Colleges
2,288
Bachelor's Degrees
$33,256
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Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history 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 history program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional history students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for History in the New England Region rankings.
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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Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
The student loan default rate at SNHU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 138,672 of SNHU students are exclusively distance learners. 102,147 students are part time.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
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Westfield State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Westfield is a small public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. About 1,138 of the students at Westfield are attending part time.
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Bridgewater State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,579 students take at least one class online at Bridgewater State. 2,921 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Salem State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.
About 1.4% of Salem State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. 2,253 of Salem State students are attending part time.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
The student loan default rate at UNH is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. There are roughly 1,355 part time students in attendance at UNH.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts - Boston. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 of UMass Boston students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Boston University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,057 part time students in attendance at Boston U.
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University of Vermont earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UVM is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,390 students take at least one class online at UVM. There are roughly 1,286 part time students in attendance at UVM.
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