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2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

14 Colleges
2,557 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,204 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseySocial Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 2,557 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 1.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social sciences.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in New Jersey list.

About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Our rankings recognize Monmouth University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch. Monmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in New Jersey list.

About 1.7% of Monmouth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,584 students take at least one class online at Monmouth. 808 of Monmouth students are attending part time.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Our rankings recognize Rowan University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro. Rowan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in New Jersey list.

The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.

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Thomas Edison State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at TESU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 9,645 of TESU students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,641 of the students at TESU are attending part time.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah. Ramapo College also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

About 0.7% of Ramapo College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,224 students take at least one class online at Ramapo College. There are roughly 1,054 part time students in attendance at Ramapo College.

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Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Stockton University. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway. Stockton State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 4,882 students at Stockton State that take at least one class online. 967 students are part time.

Full Social Sciences at Stockton University Report

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Montclair State University. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 1.5% of Montclair State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,294 students take at least one class online at Montclair State. 4,724 of Montclair State students are attending part time.

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The College of New Jersey earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population. TCNJ also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.

About 0.8% of TCNJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,040 students at TCNJ that take at least one class online. There are roughly 570 part time students in attendance at TCNJ.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

The student loan default rate at Seton Hall is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,136 students at Seton Hall that take at least one class online. About 2,229 of the students at Seton Hall are attending part time.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

The student loan default rate at William Paterson University is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,122 students take at least one class online at William Paterson University. There are roughly 3,144 part time students in attendance at William Paterson University.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 6,873
New York 14,528
Maryland 3,849
Delaware 763
District of Columbia 3,013

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