2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences 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 physical sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying physical sciences.
Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Northeastern University has taken the #1 spot in this year's physical sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. 3,257 students are part time.
University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population. UNH also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the New England Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNH is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. About 1,355 of the students at UNH are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Bridgewater State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bridgewater State, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,579 students at Bridgewater State that take at least one class online. 2,921 of Bridgewater State students are attending part time.
University of New Haven comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven. University of New Haven not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the New England Region list.
About 1.6% of University of New Haven students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,526 students at University of New Haven that take at least one class online. 1,053 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Eastern Connecticut State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at ECSU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 282 students take at least one class online at ECSU. There are roughly 769 part time students in attendance at ECSU.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
