2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 66 colleges that offer a bachelor's in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
New York University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional sociology students. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NYU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. 8,829 students are part time.
Read full report on Sociology at New York University
Columbia University in the City of New York comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 students are part time.
Full Sociology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Cornell not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.
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University at Albany landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population. UAlbany also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at UAlbany is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,351 students take at least one class online at UAlbany. There are roughly 3,115 part time students in attendance at UAlbany.
Full Sociology at University at Albany Report
University of Maryland - College Park comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. 4,841 of UMCP students are attending part time.
Full Sociology at University of Maryland - College Park Report
Syracuse University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Syracuse not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.1% of Syracuse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,812 students at Syracuse that take at least one class online. 3,491 students are part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rutgers New Brunswick also did well on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
Full Sociology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
Our rankings recognize Stony Brook University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population. SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. 4,151 students are part time.
Read full report on Sociology at Stony Brook University
University at Buffalo earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo. University at Buffalo also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #7.
About 1.3% of University at Buffalo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,575 students take at least one class online at University at Buffalo. There are roughly 5,053 part time students in attendance at University at Buffalo.
Read full report on Sociology at University at Buffalo
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the small city of University Park. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.
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