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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

43 Colleges
2,607 Bachelor's Degrees
$23,163 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 Plains States Region

This year's Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 43 colleges that offer a bachelor's in subject specific ed. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education subject specific programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education subject specific program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying subject specific ed.

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

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Valley City State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's teacher education subject specific ranking for non-traditional students. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City. Valley City State University also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 524 students at Valley City State University that take at least one class online. About 860 of the students at Valley City State University are attending part time.

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Fort Hays State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. About 8,687 of the students at FHSU are attending part time.

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Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Morningside College. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are roughly 1,117 part time students in attendance at Morningside.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population. North Dakota State University also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Plains States Region rankings.

About 1.1% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Plains States Region list.

About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNL also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. 3,376 of UNL students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Wayne State College as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

About 0.4% of WSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,114 students at WSC that take at least one class online. 1,617 of WSC students are attending part time.

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Bethel University Minnesota landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Bethel University Minnesota did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,200 students take at least one class online at Bethel University Minnesota. About 1,265 of the students at Bethel University Minnesota are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska at Kearney as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UNK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 2,457 students at UNK are exclusively online. About 2,176 of the students at UNK are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Saint Cloud State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The student loan default rate at St. Cloud State University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. 5,106 of St. Cloud State University 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 schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 382
Minnesota 655
Iowa 477
Kansas 448
Nebraska 294
North Dakota 246
South Dakota 147

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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