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2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

319 Colleges
27,751 Bachelor's Degrees
$36,416 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsSociology is the #19th most popular major in the country with 27,751 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

This year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 319 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

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

Top 25 Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional sociology students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.

Full Sociology at University of California - Berkeley Report

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University of California - Los Angeles earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology rankings.

The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

Our rankings recognize New York University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 students are part time.

Read full report on Sociology at New York University

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Our rankings recognize Boston College as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Boston College also made our Best Colleges for Sociology list, coming in at #5.

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.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Sociology list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 students are part time.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNC Chapel Hill is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. About 5,151 of the students at UNC Chapel Hill are attending part time.

Read full report on Sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Columbia University in the City of New York earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Columbia also made our Best Colleges for Sociology list, coming in at #3.

About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. About 4,854 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.

Full Sociology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UMass Amherst is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. Cornell also made our Best Colleges for Sociology list, coming in at #6.

About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.

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San Jose State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.

Read full report on Sociology at San Jose State University

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Sociology ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Austin. 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 #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology ranking.

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

Read full report on Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #13 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 students are part time.

Full Sociology at California State University - Sacramento Report

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Brandman University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 5,783 students are part time.

Full Sociology at Brandman University Report

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California State University - Fullerton earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.

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The #16 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, GMU also did well on our Best Colleges for Sociology list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.

Read full report on Sociology at George Mason University

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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population. UIC excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 students are part time.

Full Sociology at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

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The #18 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UCSB also did well on our Best Colleges for Sociology list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.

Read full report on Sociology at University of California - Santa Barbara

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University of Virginia - Main Campus comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, University of Virginia also did well on our Best Colleges for Sociology list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #20 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. USC excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.

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Texas A&M University - College Station earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

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.

Full Sociology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts - Boston as the #22 school in this year's rankings. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

About 2.0% of UMass Boston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. 4,332 students are part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

The #23 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population. Michigan State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.

Read full report on Sociology at Michigan State University

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #24 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville. UF excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 students are part time.

Full Sociology at University of Florida Report

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The #25 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine. UC Irvine excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.

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Rest of the Top Schools for Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Sociology that almost earned our Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
48 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
49 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
50 Iowa State University Ames, IA
51 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
52 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
53 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
54 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
55 Boston University Boston, MA
56 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
57 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
58 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
59 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
60 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA
61 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
62 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
63 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA

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