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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

18 Colleges
1,869 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,229 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

This year's Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer & human sciences 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 family, consumer & human sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Cornell University has taken the #1 spot in this year's family, consumer & human sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Cornell not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Cornell University Report

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Fashion Institute of Technology earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. FIT SUNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at FIT SUNY is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,847 students at FIT SUNY that take at least one class online. 1,095 students are part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population. UD not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

About 0.9% of UD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,666 students take at least one class online at UD. 2,486 students are part time.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Delaware Report

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Our rankings recognize Montclair State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population. Montclair State also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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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University of Maryland - College Park comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. There are roughly 4,841 part time students in attendance at UMCP.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the small city of University Park. Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.

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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta. SUNY Oneonta also made our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #6.

About 0.8% of SUNY Oneonta students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,933 students take at least one class online at SUNY Oneonta. There are roughly 513 part time students in attendance at SUNY Oneonta.

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

The student loan default rate at Buffalo State is lower than is typical, just 3.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,427 students take at least one class online at Buffalo State. 1,406 of Buffalo State students are attending part time.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Buffalo State Report

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Our rankings recognize Bowie State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.7%. Approximately 4,148 students take at least one class online at Bowie State University. 1,493 students are part time.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Our rankings recognize Towson University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

About 1.7% of Towson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,258 students at Towson that take at least one class online. About 4,337 of the students at Towson are attending part time.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Towson University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students family, consumer & human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 423
New York 885
New Jersey 286
Maryland 268
Delaware 89
District of Columbia 28

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*Avg Cost is for the top 18 schools only.

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