2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In <nil>, 147,088 bachelor's degrees were awarded to students with this major.
This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 430 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social sciences.
Top 25 Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
New York University has taken the #1 spot in this year's social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. NYU also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,829 part time students in attendance at NYU.
Full Social Sciences at New York University Report
Our rankings recognize George Washington University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. GWU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list.
About 0.4% of GWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. 8,798 students are part time.
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Columbia University in the City of New York comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. 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 #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list.
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. About 4,854 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Georgetown University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Georgetown also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
About 0.2% of Georgetown students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,343 students take at least one class online at Georgetown. About 5,553 of the students at Georgetown are attending part time.
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University of California - Berkeley comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCLA excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list.
About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 students are part time.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. There are roughly 4,841 part time students in attendance at UMCP.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.9% of UNC Chapel Hill students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at UNC Chapel Hill.
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University of California - Irvine earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Irvine excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.
Full Social Sciences at University of California - Irvine Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, University of Virginia also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
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. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
Cleveland State University landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.
About 2.3% of Cleveland State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,187 students at Cleveland State University that take at least one class online. 4,202 of Cleveland State University students are attending part time.
Full Social Sciences at Cleveland State University Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UW Seattle is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
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The #15 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Vanderbilt University. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Vanderbilt also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
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. 1,196 of Vanderbilt students are attending part time.
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University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSB also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences ranking.
About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #17 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population. UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 students are part time.
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Johns Hopkins University earned the #18 spot in our 2021 rankings. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 14,847 of Johns Hopkins students are exclusively distance learners. 14,794 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UF also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #20 school in this year's rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Florida State also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
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George Mason University earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, GMU also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.
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Binghamton University earned the #22 spot in our 2021 rankings. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the suburb of Vestal. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Binghamton University also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
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 Social Sciences at Binghamton University Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #23 in this year's ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rutgers New Brunswick also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
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The #24 spot in this year's ranking belongs to American University. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The American University also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. 3,612 of The American University students are attending part time.
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Boston College earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.5% of Boston College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. 1,916 students are part time.
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