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2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

18 Colleges
2,288 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,256 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

For this year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 18 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 the New England Region

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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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional history students. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for History in the New England Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.

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Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 of SNHU students are exclusively distance learners. 102,147 students are part time.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 students are part time.

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Westfield State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Westfield is a small public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

The student loan default rate at Westfield is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.

Full History at Westfield State University Report

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Bridgewater State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,579 students take at least one class online at Bridgewater State. About 2,921 of the students at Bridgewater State are attending part time.

Full History at Bridgewater State University Report

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Our rankings recognize Salem State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

The student loan default rate at Salem State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. 2,253 of Salem State students are attending part time.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. 1,355 of UNH students are attending part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts - Boston. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

About 2.0% of UMass Boston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 of UMass Boston students are attending part time.

Full History at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Our rankings recognize Boston University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. 7,057 students are part time.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

University of Vermont earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

About 0.6% of UVM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,390 students at UVM that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,286 part time students in attendance at UVM.

Full History at University of Vermont Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students History Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,056
New Hampshire 439
Vermont 119
Maine 143
Rhode Island 192
Connecticut 414

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*Avg Cost is for the top 18 schools only.

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