2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
6Colleges
1,132Bachelor's Degrees
$26,484Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education 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 general education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying education.
Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Michigan State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general education ranking for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay. UW - Green Bay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,764 students at UW - Green Bay that take at least one class online. 4,662 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Valley State University. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population. GVSU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,880 part time students in attendance at GVSU.
Our rankings recognize Wilmington College as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Wilmington, Wilmington College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Wilmington College has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 2.6% of Wilmington College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 411 students take at least one class online at Wilmington College. There are roughly 50 part time students in attendance at Wilmington College.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population. UWM also made our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 12,157 students take at least one class online at UWM. 5,387 of UWM students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Kent State has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.5% of Kent State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. There are roughly 6,651 part time students in attendance at Kent State.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
