2021 Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Vanderbilt University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 821 students take at least one class online at Vanderbilt. 1,196 students are part time.
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Florida State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
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. 8,311 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Troy University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. TROY is a large public school located in the town of Troy. TROY also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at TROY is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 7,465 of TROY students are exclusively distance learners. 6,321 of TROY students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of South Florida - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population. USF Tampa also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. There are roughly 13,938 part time students in attendance at USF Tampa.
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The University of West Florida earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.
About 1.8% of UWF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,498 students at UWF are exclusively online. About 6,461 of the students at UWF are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Campbell University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Campbell not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Campbell is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 830 students take at least one class online at Campbell. About 931 of the students at Campbell are attending part time.
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University of South Carolina - Beaufort comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. USCB is a small public school located in the fringe town of Bluffton.
About 3.1% of USCB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,215 students take at least one class online at USCB. About 428 of the students at USCB are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Liberty University. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
About 2.0% of Liberty University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 79,906 students at Liberty University are exclusively online. About 41,876 of the students at Liberty University are attending part time.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best general social sciences schools for non-traditional students. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
About 2.1% of WKU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at WKU. About 4,635 of the students at WKU are attending part time.
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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 3,829 students take at least one class online at Tulane. 1,705 students are part time.
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