by our College Data Analytics Team
For this year's Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in human development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human development & family studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human development & family studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Union Institute & University has taken the #1 spot in this year's human development & family studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 1.4% of Union students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 624 of Union students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 408 part time students in attendance at Union.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Michigan State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Stout. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW - Stout has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 3,297 students at UW - Stout that take at least one class online. 2,074 students are part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report
Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 students are part time.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus
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 not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 students are part time.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. Purdue also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus
Our rankings recognize Northern Illinois University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population. NIU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. 4,345 students are part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Northern Illinois University Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens. OHIO Athens not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 11,926 students at OHIO Athens that take at least one class online. 7,245 of OHIO Athens students are attending part time.
Kent State University at Kent earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 students are part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Kent State University at Kent Report
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