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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

257 Colleges
20,044 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,904 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 20,044 people earned their bachelor's in teacher education subject specific, making the major the #26 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 257 colleges that offer a bachelor's in subject specific ed. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education subject specific 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 teacher education subject specific program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

Check out the subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 25 Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Valley City State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional teacher education subject specific students. Located in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public school with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Valley City State University also did well on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.9% of Valley City State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 524 students take at least one class online at Valley City State University. 860 of Valley City State University students are attending part time.

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The College of New Jersey earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. TCNJ also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific rankings.

About 0.8% of TCNJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. 570 students are part time.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population. UF not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. Florida State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific rankings.

The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. 8,311 of Florida State students are attending part time.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Towson is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. There are roughly 4,337 part time students in attendance at Towson.

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Our rankings recognize University of Louisville as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville. UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 8,578 students at UofL that take at least one class online. About 6,267 of the students at UofL are attending part time.

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 0.7% of WGU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 150,116 students take classes exclusively online at WGU.

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Central Washington University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. About 1,565 of the students at CWU are attending part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

About 0.9% of UW - Stout students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,297 students take at least one class online at UW - Stout. There are roughly 2,074 part time students in attendance at UW - Stout.

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North Carolina State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population. NC State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 students are part time.

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Fort Hays State University comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.8% of FHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. About 8,687 of the students at FHSU are attending part time.

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Athens State University comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Athens State University is a small public school located in the town of Athens.

About 1.9% of Athens State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,673 of Athens State University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,626 part time students in attendance at Athens State University.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rowan also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific ranking.

The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Rowan University Report

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Our rankings recognize Western Washington University as the #14 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population. WWU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

About 0.5% of WWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 827 students at WWU that take at least one class online. 1,864 of WWU students are attending part time.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific ranking.

About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.

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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the small city of University Park. Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Report

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Washington State University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Wazzu is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

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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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #18 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rider also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 672 students at Rider that take at least one class online. There are roughly 898 part time students in attendance at Rider.

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Our rankings recognize George Mason University as the #19 school in this year's rankings. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific ranking.

The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.

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Illinois State University comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Illinois State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.

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Appalachian State University landed the #21 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone. Appalachian State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The student loan default rate at Appalachian State is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,639 students at Appalachian State that take at least one class online. About 2,303 of the students at Appalachian State are attending part time.

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Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

Morningside College comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 1,117 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Central Florida as the #23 school in this year's rankings. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UCF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. 23,575 students are part time.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

Kean University comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 1,503 students at Kean that take at least one class online. About 3,314 of the students at Kean are attending part time.

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The #25 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Dakota State University - Main Campus. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo. North Dakota State University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific list.

The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,213 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. About 2,437 of the students at North Dakota State University are attending part time.

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Rest of the Top Schools for Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

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SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
39 Baylor University Waco, TX
40 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
41 Auburn University Auburn, AL
42 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
43 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
44 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
45 New York University New York, NY
46 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL
47 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
48 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
49 DePaul University Chicago, IL
50 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
51 Chadron State College Chadron, NE

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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