2021 Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
124Colleges
20,450Bachelor's Degrees
$36,639Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 124 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Georgetown University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional general psychology students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Georgetown is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,343 students at Georgetown that take at least one class online. About 5,553 of the students at Georgetown are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rutgers New Brunswick also did well on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
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. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.
University of Maryland Global Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
The student loan default rate at UMGC is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 47,272 of UMGC students are exclusively distance learners. 45,251 of UMGC students are attending part time.
Binghamton University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal. Binghamton University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 1,472 students at Binghamton University that take at least one class online. 1,855 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Joseph's University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. St. Joe's excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.2% of St. Joe’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,032 students at St. Joe’s are exclusively online. 2,163 of St. Joe’s students are attending part time.
Cornell University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Cornell also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 students are part time.
University of Maryland - College Park earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
About 1.7% of Towson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,258 students at Towson that take at least one class online. 4,337 of Towson students are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kean University. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at Kean is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,503 students at Kean that take at least one class online. 3,314 students are part time.
Fordham University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Fordham U is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 2,819 of Fordham U students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,564 of the students at Fordham U are attending part time.
Rider University comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rider also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Rider is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 672 students at Rider that take at least one class online. 898 students are part time.
The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NYU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,829 part time students in attendance at NYU.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Villanova University. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Villanova is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Villanova is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. 1,551 of Villanova students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,678 of the students at Villanova are attending part time.
SUNY Empire State College comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Empire is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 6,320 students at SUNY Empire are exclusively online. 6,049 of SUNY Empire students are attending part time.
Syracuse University earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Syracuse excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.1% of Syracuse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Stony Brook University as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population. SUNY Stony Brook excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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.
The College of New Jersey comes in at #17 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, TCNJ is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.8% of TCNJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. About 570 of the students at TCNJ are attending part time.
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the small city of University Park. Penn State University Park also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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).
