2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying economics.
Top 10 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Virginia - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional economics students. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. There are roughly 2,758 part time students in attendance at University of Virginia.
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Vanderbilt University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Vanderbilt also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 0.5% of Vanderbilt students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 821 students at Vanderbilt that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,196 part time students in attendance at Vanderbilt.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population. UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at UNC Chapel Hill.
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George Mason University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
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.
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Emory University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. About 1,395 of the students at Emory are attending part time.
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Florida State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
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Virginia Tech earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
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University of Florida earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.
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William & Mary landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.
About 0.2% of William & Mary students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,359 students at William & Mary that take at least one class online. About 1,311 of the students at William & Mary are attending part time.
Full Economics at William & Mary Report
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Florida - Main Campus. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.
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