2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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592Bachelor's Degrees
$34,159Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 education program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Monmouth University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional general education students. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Monmouth not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Monmouth is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,584 students take at least one class online at Monmouth. There are roughly 808 part time students in attendance at Monmouth.
Wilmington University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Wilmington University has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.6% of Wilmington University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,747 students at Wilmington University are exclusively online. There are roughly 9,527 part time students in attendance at Wilmington University.
Our rankings recognize Cabrini University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor. Cabrini University also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.6%. Approximately 1,085 students take at least one class online at Cabrini University. About 449 of the students at Cabrini University are attending part time.
General Education Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.
References
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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