2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 93 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 0.9% of UNC Chapel Hill students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. 5,151 students are part time.
University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
Vanderbilt University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Vanderbilt is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 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.
University of Florida comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population. UF also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
Florida State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. 8,311 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, GMU also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 students are part time.
University of South Florida - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population. USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
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. 13,938 students are part time.
Emory University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.4% of Emory students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. 1,395 of Emory students are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to James Madison University. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population. JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 students are part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Virginia Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 students are part time.
William & Mary landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, William & Mary also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
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. There are roughly 1,311 part time students in attendance at William & Mary.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UNC Charlotte is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.
University of North Alabama earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 4.0% of UNA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,305 students at UNA are exclusively online. About 3,399 of the students at UNA are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Social Sciences that almost earned our Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
