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

31 Colleges
2,416 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,224 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New YorkWith 2,416 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, sociology is the #13 most popular major in New York. This means that 8.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 New York

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

Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional sociology students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. NYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in New York rankings.

About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 of NYU students are attending part time.

Full Sociology at New York University Report

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Columbia University in the City of New York earned the #2 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in New York list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 of Columbia students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in New York list.

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.

Full Sociology at Cornell University Report

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University at Albany comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany. UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in New York list.

About 1.6% of UAlbany students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,351 students take at least one class online at UAlbany. About 3,115 of the students at UAlbany are attending part time.

Full Sociology at University at Albany Report

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Syracuse has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. About 3,491 of the students at Syracuse are attending part time.

Full Sociology at Syracuse University Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Our rankings recognize Stony Brook University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook. SUNY Stony Brook also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in New York rankings.

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.

Full Sociology at Stony Brook University Report

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University at Buffalo comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population. University at Buffalo also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in New York rankings.

About 1.3% of University at Buffalo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,575 students at University at Buffalo that take at least one class online. 5,053 of University at Buffalo students are attending part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Binghamton University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in New York ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 1,472 students at Binghamton University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,855 part time students in attendance at Binghamton University.

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY

Lehman College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

The student loan default rate at Lehman is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,080 students take at least one class online at Lehman. About 6,250 of the students at Lehman are attending part time.

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Hunter College
New York, NY

Hunter College earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

The student loan default rate at Hunter is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,334 students at Hunter that take at least one class online. About 8,678 of the students at Hunter are attending part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 781
Maryland 407
New Jersey 511
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 25 schools only.

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