2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences 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 physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's physical sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
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. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
Full Physical Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
University at Buffalo earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 16,575 students at University at Buffalo that take at least one class online. 5,053 of University at Buffalo students are attending part time.
Full Physical Sciences at University at Buffalo Report
Stony Brook University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. SUNY Stony Brook also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Stony Brook is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. 4,151 of SUNY Stony Brook students are attending part time.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Stony Brook University
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. Cornell also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Temple University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Temple is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 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.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Temple University
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 students are part time.
Full Physical Sciences at New York University Report
Towson University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. About 4,337 of the students at Towson are attending part time.
Full Physical Sciences at Towson University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh. Pitt also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #8.
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 Physical Sciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMCP has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. 4,841 students are part time.
Full Physical Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park Report
