2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
51
Colleges
4,594
Bachelor's Degrees
$35,361
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 51 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Columbia University in the City of New York tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional history students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,854 part time students in attendance at Columbia.
Read More…
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. NYU also made our Best Colleges for History in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 students are part time.
Full History at New York University Report
George Washington University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for History in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at GWU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. 8,798 of GWU students are attending part time.
Full History at George Washington University Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fordham University. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Fordham U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for History in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,819 students at Fordham U are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,564 part time students in attendance at Fordham U.
Read full report on History at Fordham University
Our rankings recognize Rutgers University - New Brunswick as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
Full History at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
American University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. The American University also made our Best Colleges for History in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
About 0.9% of The American University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. About 3,612 of the students at The American University are attending part time.
Read More…
University at Albany earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population. UAlbany also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for History in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 1.6% of UAlbany students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,351 students at UAlbany that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,115 part time students in attendance at UAlbany.
Read full report on History at University at Albany
Towson University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Towson is a large public school located in the small city of Towson.
The student loan default rate at Towson is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,258 students at Towson that take at least one class online. 4,337 students are part time.
Read full report on History at Towson University
University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 47,272 of UMGC students are exclusively distance learners. 45,251 students are part time.
Read full report on History at University of Maryland Global Campus
Monmouth University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. About 808 of the students at Monmouth are attending part time.
Read full report on History at Monmouth University
college factual
