2021 Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in area studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent area studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the area studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has taken the #1 spot in this year's area studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population. UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. 5,151 students are part time.
Emory University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.4% of Emory students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. There are roughly 1,395 part time students in attendance at Emory.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to William & Mary. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg. William & Mary not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.2% of William & Mary students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,359 students take at least one class online at William & Mary. About 1,311 of the students at William & Mary are attending part time.
Virginia Commonwealth University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond. VCU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.
Our rankings recognize Tulane University of Louisiana as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans. Tulane not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 3,829 students take at least one class online at Tulane. 1,705 of Tulane 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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