2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
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Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 1,054 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, history is the #16 most popular major in Massachusetts. This means that of the 24,256 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.3% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking, we looked at 8 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 Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional history students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for History in Massachusetts rankings.
About 0.5% of Boston College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. 1,916 of Boston College students are attending part time.
University of Massachusetts Amherst earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Massachusetts ranking.
About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
Our rankings recognize Westfield State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.
Bridgewater State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Bridgewater State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for History in Massachusetts list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,579 students at Bridgewater State that take at least one class online. About 2,921 of the students at Bridgewater State are attending part time.
Salem State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 3,979 students take at least one class online at Salem State. About 2,253 of the students at Salem State are attending part time.
University of Massachusetts - Boston earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. About 4,332 of the students at UMass Boston are attending part time.
Boston University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for History in Massachusetts list.
About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. 7,057 students are part time.
Worcester State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
About 2.6% of Worcester State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,303 students at Worcester State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,682 part time students in attendance at Worcester State.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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With 1,054 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, history is the #16 most popular major in Massachusetts. This means that of the 24,256 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.3% were from a college or university in the state.
