2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the economics program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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2021 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional economics students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boston College has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.
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Northeastern University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
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Boston University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. 7,057 students are part time.
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University of Connecticut earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. 3,257 of UCONN students are attending part time.
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Southern New Hampshire University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts - Boston. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,332 part time students in attendance at UMass Boston.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. About 1,355 of the students at UNH are attending part time.
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Sacred Heart University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Sacred Heart is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 2,774 students take at least one class online at Sacred Heart. 2,334 of Sacred Heart students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. 2,982 students are part time.
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