2021 Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 116,220 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, general psychology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
This year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 653 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying psychology.
Top 25 General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Walden University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional general psychology students. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The student loan default rate at Walden University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. All 46,455 students take classes exclusively online at Walden University. 27,673 students are part time.
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Capella University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 30,933 part time students in attendance at Capella University.
Full General Psychology at Capella University Report
Our rankings recognize George Mason University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, GMU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list.
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 of GMU students are attending part time.
Full General Psychology at George Mason University Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Psychology ranking.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern New Hampshire University. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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. There are roughly 102,147 part time students in attendance at SNHU.
Full General Psychology at Southern New Hampshire University Report
San Jose State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose. San Jose State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list.
The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.
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Georgetown University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Georgetown also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Psychology rankings.
About 0.2% of Georgetown students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,343 students at Georgetown that take at least one class online. 5,553 of Georgetown students are attending part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at Georgetown University
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - East Bay. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for General Psychology ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. 5,151 of UNC Chapel Hill students are attending part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Boston College landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Psychology ranking.
About 0.5% of Boston College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,916 part time students in attendance at Boston College.
Full General Psychology at Boston College Report
Our rankings recognize Emory University as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for General Psychology ranking.
About 0.4% of Emory students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,651 students at Emory that take at least one class online. 1,395 of Emory students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Rutgers University - New Brunswick as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 students are part time.
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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UMass Amherst also did well on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.
Full General Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report
National University landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
About 1.1% of National University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,705 part time students in attendance at National University.
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The #15 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brandman University. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.2% of Brandman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are roughly 5,783 part time students in attendance at Brandman.
Read full report on General Psychology at Brandman University
Our rankings recognize University of Utah as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, U of U is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Utah
University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIC also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for General Psychology ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. About 5,712 of the students at UIC are attending part time.
Full General Psychology at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
The #18 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 students are part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 students are part time.
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Florida International University earned the #20 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for General Psychology ranking.
About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. 22,664 of FIU students are attending part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at Florida International University
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. UT Permian Basin is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Odessa.
About 2.8% of UT Permian Basin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,887 of UT Permian Basin students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,711 of the students at UT Permian Basin are attending part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Our rankings recognize University of Arizona as the #22 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population. University of Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. About 12,642 of the students at University of Arizona are attending part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Arizona
The #23 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, VCU also did well on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 of VCU students are attending part time.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #24 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UCLA is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of California - Los Angeles
Florida State University comes in at #25 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Florida State is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology list.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 students are part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at Florida State University
