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2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

11 Colleges
500 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,928 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseySociology is the #28 most popular major in New Jersey with 500 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the sociology bachelor's degrees in the country.

For this year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking, we looked at 11 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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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

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

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Jersey that are best for non-traditional sociology students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.

Full Sociology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

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William Paterson University of New Jersey earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. William Paterson University also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. Approximately 3,122 students take at least one class online at William Paterson University. There are roughly 3,144 part time students in attendance at William Paterson University.

Full Sociology at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

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Kean University
Union, NJ

Our rankings recognize Kean University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union. Kean not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey list.

The student loan default rate at Kean is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. 3,314 students are part time.

Full Sociology at Kean University Report

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Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Ramapo College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey list.

The student loan default rate at Ramapo College is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,224 students at Ramapo College that take at least one class online. 1,054 students are part time.

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The College of New Jersey comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCNJ, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey ranking.

The student loan default rate at TCNJ is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,040 students at TCNJ that take at least one class online. About 570 of the students at TCNJ are attending part time.

Full Sociology at The College of New Jersey Report

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Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Centenary University. Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Centenary is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 719 students at Centenary that take at least one class online. 499 of Centenary students are attending part time.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Our rankings recognize Seton Hall University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Seton Hall did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey list.

About 1.1% of Seton Hall students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,136 students at Seton Hall that take at least one class online. About 2,229 of the students at Seton Hall are attending part time.

Full Sociology at Seton Hall University Report

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population. Rowan also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey rankings.

The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.

Full Sociology at Rowan University Report

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Montclair State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair. Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey list.

About 1.5% of Montclair State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,294 students take at least one class online at Montclair State. There are roughly 4,724 part time students in attendance at Montclair State.

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Our rankings recognize New Jersey City University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

About 4.2% of NJCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,077 students take at least one class online at NJCU. There are roughly 2,199 part time students in attendance at NJCU.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,718
Pennsylvania 781
Maryland 407
Delaware 60
District of Columbia 116

Sociology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

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