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

20 Colleges
2,098 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,014 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New YorkIn <nil>, 2,098 bachelor's degrees were awarded to history students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that 8.6% 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 York ranking looked at 20 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 York

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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Columbia University in the City of New York tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional history students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Columbia also made our Best Colleges for History in New York list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. 4,854 students are part time.

Read full report on History at Columbia University in the City of New York

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New York University
New York, NY

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for History in New York list.

About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.

Read full report on History at New York University

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Our rankings recognize Fordham University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. Fordham U also made our Best Colleges for History in New York list, coming in at #3.

About 1.1% of Fordham U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,819 students at Fordham U are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,564 part time students in attendance at Fordham U.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University at Albany. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany. UAlbany not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for History in New York list.

The student loan default rate at UAlbany is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,351 students take at least one class online at UAlbany. 3,115 of UAlbany students are attending part time.

Read full report on History at University at Albany

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Mount Saint Mary College landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Mount Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newburgh.

The student loan default rate at Mount Saint Mary is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 839 students at Mount Saint Mary that take at least one class online. There are roughly 606 part time students in attendance at Mount Saint Mary.

Full History at Mount Saint Mary College Report

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Binghamton University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Binghamton University has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for History in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,472 students at Binghamton University that take at least one class online. 1,855 students are part time.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Syracuse has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for History in New York ranking.

About 1.1% of Syracuse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 students are part time.

Read full report on History at Syracuse University

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Queens College
Queens, NY

Queens College earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

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

Full History at Queens College Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for History in New York list.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Stony Brook is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. 4,151 students are part time.

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The College at Brockport comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Brockport is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,318 students at SUNY Brockport that take at least one class online. About 1,769 of the students at SUNY Brockport are attending part time.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,084
New Jersey 643
Maryland 562
Delaware 58
District of Columbia 185

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