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2021 Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Colleges
1,823 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,053 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

This year's Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication 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 communication sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Towson University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional communication sciences students. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY

Our rankings recognize Lehman College as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Lehman has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

About 1.8% of Lehman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,080 students at Lehman that take at least one class online. 6,250 of Lehman students are attending part time.

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The College of Saint Rose landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany. Saint Rose also made our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #7.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 1,383 students take at least one class online at Saint Rose. About 1,002 of the students at Saint Rose are attending part time.

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University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population. University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 16,575 students take at least one class online at University at Buffalo. 5,053 students are part time.

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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a fairly large student population. Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population. WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at WCUPA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,464 students at WCUPA that take at least one class online. About 3,854 of the students at WCUPA are attending part time.

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SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best communication sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. SUNY Cortland also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

About 1.4% of SUNY Cortland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,737 students at SUNY Cortland that take at least one class online. 593 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMCP also made our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. 4,841 of UMCP students are attending part time.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Temple University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population. Temple not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The student loan default rate at Temple is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,264 students at Temple that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,634 part time students in attendance at Temple.

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Queens College
Queens, NY

Our rankings recognize Queens College as the #10 school in this year's rankings. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 9,292 students take at least one class online at QC. 6,811 of QC students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students communication sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,003
Pennsylvania 649
Maryland 136
New Jersey 41
District of Columbia 17

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

References

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