2021 Best Human Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Human Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Human Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in human services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human services 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 human services program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Human Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Human Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Human Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Bridgeport tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional human services students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UBridgeport, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Services in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. There are approximately 1,056 students at UBridgeport that take at least one class online. 1,281 of UBridgeport students are attending part time.
Cambridge College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best human services schools for non-traditional students. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Cambridge College also made our Best Colleges for Human Services in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 746 of Cambridge College students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,820 of the students at Cambridge College are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fitchburg State University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Fitchburg State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Human Services in the New England Region list.
About 1.5% of Fitchburg State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,836 of Fitchburg State students are exclusively distance learners. 3,648 of Fitchburg State students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fisher College. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Fisher College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Human Services in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. 661 students at Fisher College are exclusively online. 770 students are part time.
Post University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best human services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Post University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Human Services in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at Post University is lower than is typical, just 5.2% of students default in three years. 13,026 students at Post University are exclusively online. About 8,163 of the students at Post University are attending part time.
Northeastern University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Northeastern also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Services in the New England Region rankings.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. 1,267 of Northeastern students are attending part time.
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).
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