2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 66 colleges that offer a bachelor's in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
New York University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional sociology students. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NYU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. 8,829 of NYU students are attending part time.
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Columbia University in the City of New York comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 students are part time.
Read full report on Sociology at Columbia University in the City of New York
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Cornell not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.
Full Sociology at Cornell University Report
University at Albany landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population. UAlbany also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 5,351 students at UAlbany that take at least one class online. About 3,115 of the students at UAlbany are attending part time.
Full Sociology at University at Albany Report
University of Maryland - College Park comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Maryland - College Park
Syracuse University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Syracuse not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,491 part time students in attendance at Syracuse.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rutgers New Brunswick also did well on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
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.
Full Sociology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
Our rankings recognize Stony Brook University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population. SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.0% of SUNY Stony Brook students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. About 4,151 of the students at SUNY Stony Brook are attending part time.
Read full report on Sociology at Stony Brook University
University at Buffalo earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo. University at Buffalo also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at University at Buffalo is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,575 students at University at Buffalo that take at least one class online. 5,053 students are part time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the city of University Park. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.
Full Sociology at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Report
