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

38 Colleges
5,267 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,628 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 Southeast Region

This year's Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer & human sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family, consumer & human sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Check out the family, consumer & human sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

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

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The University of Alabama has taken the #1 spot in this year's family, consumer & human sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population. UA also made our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at UA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,339 students take at least one class online at UA. 6,421 students are part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens. UGA also made our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at UGA is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,742 students at UGA that take at least one class online. 4,437 of UGA students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South Carolina State University. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

Approximately 999 students take at least one class online at South Carolina State University. There are roughly 346 part time students in attendance at South Carolina State University.

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University of Kentucky comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington. UK also made our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 8,399 students take at least one class online at UK. 4,117 students are part time.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.8%. 5,928 of NSU students are exclusively distance learners. 4,844 of NSU students are attending part time.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

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Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Greensboro as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at UNC Greensboro is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,689 students at UNC Greensboro that take at least one class online. About 4,738 of the students at UNC Greensboro are attending part time.

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Nicholls State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

About 2.4% of Nicholls State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,210 students take at least one class online at Nicholls State University. 1,421 of Nicholls State University students are attending part time.

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Southeastern Louisiana University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Southeastern is a large public school located in the small city of Hammond.

The student loan default rate at Southeastern is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,256 students at Southeastern that take at least one class online. 4,754 of Southeastern students are attending part time.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Auburn University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Auburn has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 11,718 students at Auburn that take at least one class online. 5,257 of Auburn students are attending part time.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 608
Mississippi 252
Florida 599
Virginia 831
Alabama 959
Georgia 747
Tennessee 458
West Virginia 186
South Carolina 218
Louisiana 341
Kentucky 255
Arkansas 306

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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