2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 71 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast 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
University of Virginia - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's history ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
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 students are part time.
Read full report on History at University of Virginia - Main Campus
William & Mary landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, William & Mary has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at William & Mary is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 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.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at UNC Chapel Hill.
Full History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report
George Mason University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GMU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
Read full report on History at George Mason University
American Public University System comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at American Military University is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. There are roughly 45,236 part time students in attendance at American Military University.
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University of Florida landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville. UF also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
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Florida State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Florida State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
Read full report on History at Florida State University
Emory University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta. Emory not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. About 1,395 of the students at Emory are attending part time.
Read full report on History at Emory University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge. Louisiana State University 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 Southeast Region list.
About 1.8% of Louisiana State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,086 students take at least one class online at Louisiana State University. About 5,959 of the students at Louisiana State University are attending part time.
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Vanderbilt University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Vanderbilt is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 821 students at Vanderbilt that take at least one class online. 1,196 students are part time.
Full History at Vanderbilt University Report
