2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 70 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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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.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast 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
University of Virginia - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional history students. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region 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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William & Mary comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at William & Mary, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.2% of William & Mary students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,359 students at William & Mary that take at least one class online. About 1,311 of the students at William & Mary are attending part time.
Full History at William & Mary Report
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list.
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 students are part time.
Full History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.
Full History at George Mason University Report
American Public University System earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 48,298 students at American Military University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 45,236 students are part time.
Full History at American Public University System Report
University of Florida comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.
Read full report on History at University of Florida
Florida State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. Florida State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Emory University. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Emory also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Emory is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. There are roughly 1,395 part time students in attendance at Emory.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Louisiana State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Louisiana State University is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,086 students take at least one class online at Louisiana State University. About 5,959 of the students at Louisiana State University are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Vanderbilt University. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 821 students take at least one class online at Vanderbilt. About 1,196 of the students at Vanderbilt are attending part time.
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