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2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

12 Colleges
601 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,592 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseyWith 601 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, history is the #19 most popular major in New Jersey. This means that 2.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

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

Top 10 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick has taken the #1 spot in this year's history ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for History in New Jersey rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Monmouth also made our Best Colleges for History in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at Monmouth is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,584 students take at least one class online at Monmouth. 808 of Monmouth students are attending part time.

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The College of New Jersey comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing. TCNJ also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for History in New Jersey rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. About 570 of the students at TCNJ are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Montclair State University. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair. Montclair State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for History in New Jersey rankings.

The student loan default rate at Montclair State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,294 students take at least one class online at Montclair State. 4,724 of Montclair State students are attending part time.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population. Rowan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for History in New Jersey list.

About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

Kean University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. About 3,314 of the students at Kean are attending part time.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Ramapo College also made our Best Colleges for History in New Jersey list, coming in at #5.

About 0.7% of Ramapo College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,224 students at Ramapo College that take at least one class online. About 1,054 of the students at Ramapo College are attending part time.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. 3,144 students are part time.

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New Jersey City University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.2%. Approximately 3,077 students take at least one class online at NJCU. About 2,199 of the students at NJCU are attending part time.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Seton Hall University. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Seton Hall also made our Best Colleges for History in New Jersey list, coming in at #9.

About 1.1% of Seton Hall students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,136 students at Seton Hall that take at least one class online. 2,229 students are part time.

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

Explore all the Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,084
New York 2,183
Maryland 562
Delaware 58
District of Columbia 185

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