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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

54 Colleges
4,142 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,369 Avg Cost*

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

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

This year's Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 54 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 Great Lakes Region

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 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Wisconsin - Stout has taken the #1 spot in this year's teacher education subject specific ranking for non-traditional students. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie. UW - Stout excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 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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Illinois State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Illinois State has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Central Michigan University. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. 3,991 students are part time.

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Olivet Nazarene University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Olivet Nazarene is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 949 students at Olivet Nazarene are exclusively online. 900 of Olivet Nazarene students are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Southern Illinois University Carbondale as the #6 school in this year's rankings. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,640 students take at least one class online at SIUC. About 2,629 of the students at SIUC are attending part time.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. There are roughly 3,547 part time students in attendance at DePaul.

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Purdue University - Main Campus earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population. Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.

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Western Michigan University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

The student loan default rate at WMU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,416 students at WMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,241 part time students in attendance at WMU.

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Ball State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Ball State also did well on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

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

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,033
Ohio 912
Illinois 883
Indiana 689
Wisconsin 643

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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