2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a bachelor's in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the economics program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Columbia University in the City of New York tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional economics students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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. About 4,854 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Georgetown University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Georgetown is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,343 students take at least one class online at Georgetown. 5,553 of Georgetown students are attending part time.
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Johns Hopkins University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Johns Hopkins is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 14,847 students at Johns Hopkins are exclusively online. 14,794 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NYU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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. 8,829 students are part time.
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Cornell University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.
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George Washington University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, GWU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.4% of GWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. 8,798 students are part time.
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University of Maryland - College Park comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMCP also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.
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Villanova University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,551 of Villanova students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,678 of the students at Villanova are attending part time.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the small city of University Park.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.
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