2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, social sciences students earned 6,631 bachelor's degrees from a Texas school, making the subject the 8th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.5% of all the social sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Best Social Sciences Colleges 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. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Texas rankings.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 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.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Texas 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. There are roughly 9,943 part time students in attendance at Texas A&M College Station.
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Texas State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Texas ranking.
The student loan default rate at Texas State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. 8,642 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston - Clear Lake. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 0.4% of UH Clear Lake students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,857 students at UH Clear Lake that take at least one class online. 4,970 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at University of Houston - Clear Lake Report
Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. SMU also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Texas list, coming in at #4.
About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. 3,019 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at Southern Methodist University Report
University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Dallas. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Texas list.
The student loan default rate at UT Dallas is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. 5,977 of UT Dallas students are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to St. Mary's University. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. St. Mary's did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Texas list.
About 1.9% of St. Mary’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 981 students take at least one class online at St. Mary’s. 518 of St. Mary’s students are attending part time.
Full Social Sciences at St. Mary’s University Report
University of Houston earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The student loan default rate at UH is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. 13,663 students are part time.
Full Social Sciences at University of Houston Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 20,824 students at UTSA that take at least one class online. 10,436 of UTSA students are attending part time.
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