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2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts

11 Colleges
1,649 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,902 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MassachusettsEducation is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 1,649 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 1.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Bridgewater State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional education students. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bridgewater State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Massachusetts ranking.

The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,579 students take at least one class online at Bridgewater State. 2,921 of Bridgewater State students are attending part time.

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Education in Massachusetts list.

About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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 Massachusetts - Boston landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMass Boston has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Massachusetts ranking.

About 2.0% of UMass Boston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 of UMass Boston students are attending part time.

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Westfield State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield. Westfield also made our Best Colleges for Education in Massachusetts list, coming in at #8.

About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMass Amherst also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in Massachusetts rankings.

About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.

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Our rankings recognize Salem State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salem State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Massachusetts ranking.

The student loan default rate at Salem State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,979 students take at least one class online at Salem State. There are roughly 2,253 part time students in attendance at Salem State.

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Our rankings recognize Fitchburg State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg.

The student loan default rate at Fitchburg State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 2,836 students at Fitchburg State are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,648 part time students in attendance at Fitchburg State.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Our rankings recognize Boston College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Education in Massachusetts list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. 1,916 of Boston College students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Located in the town of North Adams, MCLA is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. There are approximately 270 students at MCLA that take at least one class online. 171 of MCLA students are attending part time.

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Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bay Path University. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 1.3% of Bay Path students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,626 of Bay Path students are exclusively distance learners. 1,300 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 367
Vermont 246
Maine 394
Rhode Island 444
Connecticut 639

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