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2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

26 Colleges
13,308 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,356 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

For this year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 the New England Region

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

1
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the New England Region ranking.

About 0.5% of Boston College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.

Full Social Sciences at Boston College Report

2

Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts Amherst as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 students are part time.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst

3
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Boston University
Boston, MA

Our rankings recognize Boston University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. 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 #8 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the New England Region 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. 7,057 students are part time.

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4

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. About 3,257 of the students at UCONN are attending part time.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Connecticut

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. 1,355 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts - Boston as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. There are roughly 4,332 part time students in attendance at UMass Boston.

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Northeastern University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at UMass Dartmouth is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 1,514 students at UMass Dartmouth are exclusively online. 2,061 of UMass Dartmouth students are attending part time.

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Framingham State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Framingham State is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. 1,621 students at Framingham State are exclusively online. 1,657 of Framingham State students are attending part time.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Framingham State University

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Our rankings recognize University of Southern Maine as the #10 school in this year's rankings. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small 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. 3,805 students are part time.

Full Social Sciences at University of Southern Maine Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,889
New Hampshire 1,318
Vermont 684
Maine 896
Rhode Island 1,016
Connecticut 2,584

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