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2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

29 Colleges
6,501 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,910 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsGeneral Education is the #75th most popular major in the country with 6,501 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

This year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education 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 general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional general education students. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Monmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Education list.

The student loan default rate at Monmouth is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. 808 of Monmouth students are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Hawaii - West Oahu. Located in the suburb of Kapolei, UH West Oahu is a public school with a small student population.

About 1.5% of UH West Oahu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,442 of UH West Oahu students are exclusively distance learners. 1,367 of UH West Oahu students are attending part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Michigan State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for General Education list.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.

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Oregon State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education ranking.

About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. 10,920 students are part time.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education rankings.

About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,764 students take at least one class online at UW - Green Bay. 4,662 students are part time.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Webster University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,428 of Webster students are exclusively distance learners. 3,844 of Webster students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Corban University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Corban is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 157 students at Corban that take at least one class online. 328 of Corban students are attending part time.

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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wilmington University. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at Wilmington University is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. 9,527 of Wilmington University students are attending part time.

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Grand Valley State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education ranking.

The student loan default rate at GVSU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 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.

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General Education by Region

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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