2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
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9,834
Bachelor's Degrees
$32,477
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Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 41 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Nevada - Las Vegas tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional education students. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNLV has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNLV is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,438 students take at least one class online at UNLV. About 8,226 of the students at UNLV are attending part time.
Full Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report
Our rankings recognize Central Washington University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,411 students at CWU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,565 part time students in attendance at CWU.
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Our rankings recognize Western Washington University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Education in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at WWU is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 827 students at WWU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,864 part time students in attendance at WWU.
Full Education at Western Washington University Report
Washington State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population. Wazzu also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in the Far Western US Region rankings.
About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. 4,985 students are part time.
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Pacific Lutheran University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma. PLU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Education in the Far Western US Region list.
About 0.9% of PLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 67 students at PLU that take at least one class online. 199 of PLU students are attending part time.
Full Education at Pacific Lutheran University Report
Eastern Washington University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. 1,697 students are part time.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population. UH Manoa also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in the Far Western US Region rankings.
About 1.4% of UH Manoa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,825 students at UH Manoa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,400 part time students in attendance at UH Manoa.
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Our rankings recognize University of Nevada - Reno as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNR has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Far Western US Region ranking.
About 0.8% of UNR students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,563 students take at least one class online at UNR. 5,396 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Fox University. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 1,160 students at GFU that take at least one class online. 1,318 of GFU students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to National University. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. 8,705 students are part time.
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