2021 Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in compsci. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the compsci programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Illinois Institute of Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional computer science students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Illinois Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,752 students take at least one class online at Illinois Tech. There are roughly 1,354 part time students in attendance at Illinois Tech.
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University of Illinois at Chicago comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago. UIC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 students are part time.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science 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. There are roughly 10,007 part time students in attendance at UIUC.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Purdue students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Michigan University. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.
About 2.0% of WMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,416 students at WMU that take at least one class online. 5,241 of WMU students are attending part time.
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Indiana University - Bloomington earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. There are roughly 5,256 part time students in attendance at IU Bloomington.
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Our rankings recognize Illinois State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. About 2,629 of the students at SIUC are attending part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
About 2.5% of SIUE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,500 students at SIUE that take at least one class online. About 3,603 of the students at SIUE are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Springfield as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 2,246 of UIS students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,727 part time students in attendance at UIS.
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