2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 93 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population. UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. 5,151 of UNC Chapel Hill students are attending part time.
University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
Vanderbilt University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.5% of Vanderbilt students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 821 students at Vanderbilt that take at least one class online. About 1,196 of the students at Vanderbilt are attending part time.
University of Florida comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population. UF also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 students are part time.
Florida State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, GMU also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
University of South Florida - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population. USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,938 part time students in attendance at USF Tampa.
Emory University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 6,651 students at Emory that take at least one class online. About 1,395 of the students at Emory are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to James Madison University. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Virginia Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. About 2,831 of the students at Virginia Tech are attending part time.
William & Mary landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, William & Mary also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at William & Mary is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,359 students take at least one class online at William & Mary. About 1,311 of the students at William & Mary are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at UNC Charlotte is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. There are roughly 7,045 part time students in attendance at UNC Charlotte.
University of North Alabama earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at UNA is lower than is typical, just 4.0% of students default in three years. 3,305 students at UNA are exclusively online. 3,399 students are part time.
Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Social Sciences that almost earned our Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
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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