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

34 Colleges
10,272 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,429 Avg Cost*

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

For this year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 34 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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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

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Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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The University of Texas at Austin has taken the #1 spot in this year's social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Arizona as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. 12,642 students are part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Texas State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Texas State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 of Texas State students are attending part time.

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Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,480 part time students in attendance at ASU - Tempe.

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Our rankings recognize Northern Arizona University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at NAU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,603 students take at least one class online at NAU. About 6,368 of the students at NAU are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston - Clear Lake. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,857 students take at least one class online at UH Clear Lake. About 4,970 of the students at UH Clear Lake are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Oklahoma Norman Campus as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population. University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. 6,082 of University of Oklahoma students are attending part time.

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Southern Methodist University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. SMU also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. About 3,019 of the students at SMU are attending part time.

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University of North Texas comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,105 part time students in attendance at UNT.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Social Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,079
Arizona 2,727
Oklahoma 744
New Mexico 460

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