2021 Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences 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 general social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Vanderbilt University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 821 students take at least one class online at Vanderbilt. 1,196 of Vanderbilt students are attending part time.
Full General Social Sciences at Vanderbilt University Report
Florida State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
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Our rankings recognize Troy University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. TROY is a large public school located in the town of Troy. TROY also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 2.6% of TROY students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,465 of TROY students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,321 of the students at TROY are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of South Florida - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population. USF Tampa also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at USF Tampa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.
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The University of West Florida earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,498 of UWF students are exclusively distance learners. 6,461 of UWF students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Campbell University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Campbell not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Campbell is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 830 students take at least one class online at Campbell. There are roughly 931 part time students in attendance at Campbell.
Full General Social Sciences at Campbell University Report
University of South Carolina - Beaufort comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. USCB is a small public school located in the town of Bluffton.
The student loan default rate at USCB is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,215 students at USCB that take at least one class online. About 428 of the students at USCB are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Liberty University. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The student loan default rate at Liberty University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 79,906 students at Liberty University are exclusively online. 41,876 of Liberty University students are attending part time.
Full General Social Sciences at Liberty University Report
Western Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best general social sciences schools for non-traditional students. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
The student loan default rate at WKU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at WKU. About 4,635 of the students at WKU are attending part time.
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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.3% of Tulane students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,829 students at Tulane that take at least one class online. 1,705 students are part time.
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