2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
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3,475Bachelor's Degrees
$34,407Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 3,475 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 147,088 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.4% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population. UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Washington rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.
Washington State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman. Wazzu not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Washington list.
About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,985 part time students in attendance at Wazzu.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Washington University. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at EWU is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,626 students at EWU that take at least one class online. 1,697 of EWU students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Central Washington University. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. 1,565 students are part time.
Western Washington University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WWU has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Washington ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 827 students at WWU that take at least one class online. 1,864 students are part time.
Gonzaga University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Gonzaga also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Washington list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. About 661 of the students at Gonzaga are attending part time.
Pacific Lutheran University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 67 students at PLU that take at least one class online. 199 students are part time.
Seattle University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Washington list.
The student loan default rate at Seattle U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,609 students take at least one class online at Seattle U. There are roughly 1,465 part time students in attendance at Seattle U.
Seattle Pacific University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
The student loan default rate at SPU is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 823 students at SPU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 603 part time students in attendance at SPU.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 3,475 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 147,088 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.4% were from a college or university in the state.
