2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The social work 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 Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Keuka College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional social work students. Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Keuka Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Keuka College has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 2.9% of Keuka College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 479 students at Keuka College that take at least one class online. 138 of Keuka College students are attending part time.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
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Stockton University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Stockton State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.8% of Stockton State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,882 students take at least one class online at Stockton State. 967 students are part time.
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Lehman College earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 7,080 students take at least one class online at Lehman. 6,250 students are part time.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,500 students take at least one class online at Millersville. About 2,073 of the students at Millersville are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population. WCUPA also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at WCUPA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,464 students take at least one class online at WCUPA. There are roughly 3,854 part time students in attendance at WCUPA.
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Ramapo College of New Jersey earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Ramapo College also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 3,224 students take at least one class online at Ramapo College. There are roughly 1,054 part time students in attendance at Ramapo College.
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Ship is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. 390 students at Ship are exclusively online. 1,063 of Ship students are attending part time.
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Cedar Crest College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Allentown.
The student loan default rate at Cedar Crest is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 622 students take at least one class online at Cedar Crest. About 514 of the students at Cedar Crest are attending part time.
Full Social Work at Cedar Crest College Report
Montclair State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
The student loan default rate at Montclair State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,294 students at Montclair State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,724 part time students in attendance at Montclair State.
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