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2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Indiana

20 Colleges
2,670 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,713 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IndianaEducation is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 2,670 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 2.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Indiana ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying education.

Top 10 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Purdue University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Indiana that are best for non-traditional education students. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette. Purdue also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in Indiana rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.

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Ball State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ball State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Indiana ranking.

The student loan default rate at Ball State is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. There are roughly 6,060 part time students in attendance at Ball State.

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University of Southern Indiana earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USI has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Indiana ranking.

The student loan default rate at USI is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,774 students take at least one class online at USI. 4,138 students are part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population. IU Bloomington not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Education in Indiana list.

The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 5,256 students are part time.

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Indiana University - Southeast comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

About 2.2% of Indiana University - Southeast students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,895 students take at least one class online at Indiana University - Southeast. About 1,544 of the students at Indiana University - Southeast are attending part time.

Read full report on Education at Indiana University - Southeast

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

Our rankings recognize Indiana State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.6%. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Indiana State. 2,349 of Indiana State students are attending part time.

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Valparaiso University. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Valpo has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Indiana ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 1,035 students at Valpo that take at least one class online. There are roughly 147 part time students in attendance at Valpo.

Read full report on Education at Valparaiso University

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Indiana University - South Bend earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 2,224 students take at least one class online at Indiana University - South Bend. 1,438 of Indiana University - South Bend students are attending part time.

Read full report on Education at Indiana University - South Bend

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Our rankings recognize Anderson University Indiana as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Anderson University Indiana also made our Best Colleges for Education in Indiana list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 500 students at Anderson University Indiana that take at least one class online. 260 students are part time.

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.

About 0.6% of SMWC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 311 students at SMWC are exclusively online. 352 students are part time.

Read full report on Education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College


 

Best for Non-Traditional Students Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,724
Ohio 4,542
Illinois 3,800
Wisconsin 2,719

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