2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 34 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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The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest 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 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The University of Texas at Austin has taken the #1 spot in this year's social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
Full Social Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
Full Social Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
Our rankings recognize University of Arizona as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. 12,642 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at University of Arizona Report
Texas State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.
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Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Northern Arizona University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 9,603 students take at least one class online at NAU. 6,368 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at Northern Arizona University Report
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston - Clear Lake. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.
The student loan default rate at UH Clear Lake is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,857 students at UH Clear Lake that take at least one class online. 4,970 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Oklahoma Norman Campus as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population. University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. 6,082 students are part time.
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Southern Methodist University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. SMU also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 of SMU students are attending part time.
Full Social Sciences at Southern Methodist University Report
University of North Texas comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,105 part time students in attendance at UNT.
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