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 looked at 70 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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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast 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
University of Virginia - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional history students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 students are part time.
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William & Mary comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at William & Mary, the school also landed 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. There are approximately 1,359 students at William & Mary that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,311 part time students in attendance at William & Mary.
Read full report on History at William & Mary
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population. UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. 5,151 of UNC Chapel Hill students are attending part time.
Read full report on History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.
Read full report on History at George Mason University
American Public University System earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
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 comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.
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Florida State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 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.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Emory University. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Emory also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 0.4% of Emory students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. 1,395 of Emory students are attending part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Louisiana State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for History in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 15,086 students take at least one class online at Louisiana State University. 5,959 students are part time.
Read full report on History at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed 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. Approximately 821 students take at least one class online at Vanderbilt. 1,196 of Vanderbilt students are attending part time.
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