2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England 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 New England Region ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in sociology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sociology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sociology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional sociology students. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,916 part time students in attendance at Boston College.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
Full Sociology at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. There are roughly 4,332 part time students in attendance at UMass Boston.
Full Sociology at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report
Boston University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Boston U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 7,057 part time students in attendance at Boston U.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. 1,355 of UNH students are attending part time.
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University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. About 3,257 of the students at UCONN are attending part time.
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Northeastern University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. 1,267 of Northeastern students are attending part time.
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Albertus Magnus College earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
About 2.1% of Albertus Magnus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 440 students at Albertus Magnus are exclusively online. 214 of Albertus Magnus students are attending part time.
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Suffolk University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.4% of Suffolk students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,746 students at Suffolk that take at least one class online. About 1,259 of the students at Suffolk are attending part time.
Full Sociology at Suffolk University Report
Salem State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. About 2,253 of the students at Salem State are attending part time.
Full Sociology at Salem State University Report
