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2021 Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

50 Colleges
5,486 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,611 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsGeneral Social Sciences is the #67th most popular major in the country with 5,486 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

This year's Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 50 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences 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. About 1,196 of the students at Vanderbilt are attending part time.

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Thomas Edison State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 1.5% of TESU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,645 students at TESU are exclusively online. 9,641 of TESU students are attending part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

Our rankings recognize New York University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. NYU also made our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences list, coming in at #4.

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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Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 11,048 students at Bellevue University are exclusively online. About 4,014 of the students at Bellevue University are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Washington - Seattle Campus as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. UW Seattle also made our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Hawaii - West Oahu. UH West Oahu is a small public school located in the suburb of Kapolei.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 2,442 students at UH West Oahu are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,367 part time students in attendance at UH West Oahu.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Hawaii - West Oahu Report

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Our rankings recognize Washington State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population. Wazzu also made our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences list, coming in at #9.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.

Full General Social Sciences at Washington State University Report

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Brandman University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Brandman is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Irvine.

The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 5,783 of Brandman students are attending part time.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. Florida State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences rankings.

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. 8,311 of Florida State students are attending part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences list.

About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

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General Social Sciences by Region

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General Social Sciences is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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