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2021 Best Other Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Colleges
595 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,218 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Other Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

For this year's Best Other Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in other social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other social sciences 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 other social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Other Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying other social sciences.

Top 10 Best Other Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Columbia University in the City of New York tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional other social sciences students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Towson University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Towson is a large public school located in the city of Towson. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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.

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Russell Sage College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Russel Sage, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

About 2.5% of Russel Sage students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 838 students take at least one class online at Russel Sage. There are roughly 740 part time students in attendance at Russel Sage.

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SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY

SUNY Old Westbury landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best other social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Old Westbury, SUNY Old Westbury is a public school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY Old Westbury has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Old Westbury is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,209 students at SUNY Old Westbury that take at least one class online. 833 of SUNY Old Westbury students are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 2.6% of IUP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,692 students at IUP that take at least one class online. 2,127 students are part time.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best other social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY Poly has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

About 3.0% of SUNY Poly students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,304 students at SUNY Poly that take at least one class online. 847 of SUNY Poly students are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to John Jay College of Criminal Justice. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 7,007 students at John Jay that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,186 part time students in attendance at John Jay.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Millersville also made our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #9.

About 1.4% of Millersville students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,500 students take at least one class online at Millersville. 2,073 of Millersville students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population. Pitt also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. 6,672 of Pitt students are attending part time.

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Purchase College
Purchase, NY

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Purchase College. Purchase College is a small public school located in the suburb of Purchase.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. There are approximately 2,516 students at Purchase College that take at least one class online. 308 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students other social sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 342
Pennsylvania 94
Maryland 240
New Jersey 46
District of Columbia 0

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

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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