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2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York

23 Colleges
4,486 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,766 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New YorkIn <nil>, economics students earned 4,486 bachelor's degrees from a New York school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that of the 37,777 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 11.9% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent economics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the economics program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying economics.

Top 10 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Columbia University in the City of New York has taken the #1 spot in this year's economics ranking for non-traditional students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Columbia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Economics in New York list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 students are part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. NYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Economics in New York rankings.

About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. 8,829 of NYU students are attending part time.

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Cornell University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Economics in New York list.

The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 students are part time.

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Binghamton University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the suburb of Vestal. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,472 students take at least one class online at Binghamton University. About 1,855 of the students at Binghamton University are attending part time.

Full Economics at Binghamton University Report

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Fordham University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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. There are roughly 3,564 part time students in attendance at Fordham U.

Read full report on Economics at Fordham University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 of Syracuse students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University at Albany as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at UAlbany is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,351 students take at least one class online at UAlbany. There are roughly 3,115 part time students in attendance at UAlbany.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.0% of SUNY Stony Brook students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,521 students at SUNY Stony Brook that take at least one class online. 4,151 of SUNY Stony Brook students are attending part time.

Full Economics at Stony Brook University Report

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Pace University - New York comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 6,120 students take at least one class online at Pace University. About 3,498 of the students at Pace University are attending part time.

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University at Buffalo earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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. There are roughly 5,053 part time students in attendance at University at Buffalo.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,235
Maryland 1,229
New Jersey 761
Delaware 131
District of Columbia 469

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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