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2021 Best Other Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

20 Colleges
1,491 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,548 Avg Cost*

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

Best Other Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsOther Social Sciences is the #142nd most popular major in the country with 1,491 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

For this year's Best Other Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a bachelor's in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other social sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Other Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

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University of California - Berkeley has taken the #1 spot in this year's other social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences list.

About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best other social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Columbia also made our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences list, coming in at #2.

About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. 4,854 of Columbia students are attending part time.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Towson University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Towson has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences ranking.

The student loan default rate at Towson is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,258 students at Towson that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,337 part time students in attendance at Towson.

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Our rankings recognize Russell Sage College as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Russel Sage is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 838 students take at least one class online at Russel Sage. 740 of Russel Sage students are attending part time.

Full Other Social Sciences at Russell Sage College Report

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SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY

Our rankings recognize SUNY Old Westbury as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Old Westbury, SUNY Old Westbury is a public college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Old Westbury is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,209 students take at least one class online at SUNY Old Westbury. There are roughly 833 part time students in attendance at SUNY Old Westbury.

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best other social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Other Social Sciences list.

The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

The student loan default rate at UW - Green Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,764 students at UW - Green Bay that take at least one class online. About 4,662 of the students at UW - Green Bay are attending part time.

Full Other Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Report

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Southern Maine. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

About 1.4% of University of Southern Maine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,116 students at University of Southern Maine that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,805 part time students in attendance at University of Southern Maine.

Full Other Social Sciences at University of Southern Maine Report

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Eastern Oregon University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. EOU is a small public school located in the town of La Grande.

About 1.3% of EOU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,624 students at EOU are exclusively online. About 1,193 of the students at EOU are attending part time.

Full Other Social Sciences at Eastern Oregon University Report

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. 3,991 of Central Michigan students are attending part time.

Full Other Social Sciences at Central Michigan University Report

Other Social Sciences by Region

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One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Other Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 20 schools only.

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