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

501 Colleges
53,166 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,321 Avg Cost*

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

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsTeacher Education Grade Specific is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In <nil>, 53,166 bachelor's degrees were awarded to students with this major.

This year's Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 501 colleges that offer a bachelor's in grade specific ed. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education grade 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 grade 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 Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

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Top 25 Teacher Education Grade 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 grade specific students. Located in the remote town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public school with a small student population. Valley City State University also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at Valley City State University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 524 students take at least one class online at Valley City State University. About 860 of the students at Valley City State University 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 not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. There are roughly 570 part time students in attendance at TCNJ.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Rider also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list, coming in at #2.

About 1.3% of Rider students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 672 students at Rider that take at least one class online. 898 students are part time.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson. Towson also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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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Florida International University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, FIU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population. UNLV also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

About 1.5% of UNLV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,438 students at UNLV that take at least one class online. About 8,226 of the students at UNLV are attending part time.

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University of Central Florida earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando. UCF also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list, coming in at #8.

The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. There are roughly 23,575 part time students in attendance at UCF.

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Central Washington University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. CWU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg. CWU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

The student loan default rate at CWU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. 1,565 students are part time.

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Washington State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant 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 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.

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National Louis University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 1.5% of NLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,197 students at NLU are exclusively online. 3,114 of NLU students are attending part time.

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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

Wilmington University earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. 9,527 students are part time.

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Kean University
Union, NJ

The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kean University. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at Kean is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. 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 #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to William Paterson University of New Jersey. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 3,122 students at William Paterson University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,144 part time students in attendance at William Paterson University.

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Our rankings recognize Mount St Mary's University as the #14 school in this year's rankings. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, The Mount is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 983 students at The Mount that take at least one class online. 386 of The Mount students are attending part time.

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Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

Our rankings recognize Stevenson University as the #15 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Stevenson is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

About 2.1% of Stevenson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,581 students take at least one class online at Stevenson. 746 students are part time.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University earned the #16 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. DePaul also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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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University of South Florida - Main Campus earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population. USF Tampa also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list, coming in at #9.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.

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Pacific Lutheran University landed the #18 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, PLU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

The student loan default rate at PLU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 67 students take at least one class online at PLU. There are roughly 199 part time students in attendance at PLU.

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Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University landed the #19 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Salisbury excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

The student loan default rate at Salisbury is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,693 students at Salisbury that take at least one class online. About 951 of the students at Salisbury are attending part time.

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The #20 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida Atlantic University. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, FAU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 14,436 students take at least one class online at FAU. About 11,860 of the students at FAU are attending part time.

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Brandman University comes in at #21 in this year's ranking. Brandman is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Irvine.

The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. About 5,783 of the students at Brandman are attending part time.

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Fort Hays State University comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,600 of FHSU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,687 part time students in attendance at FHSU.

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Our rankings recognize University of North Florida as the #23 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNF excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

The student loan default rate at UNF is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,525 students take at least one class online at UNF. 5,162 of UNF students are attending part time.

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East Carolina University landed the #24 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville. ECU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list.

About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #25 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UH Manoa also did well on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 1.4% of UH Manoa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,825 students take at least one class online at UH Manoa. About 5,400 of the students at UH Manoa are attending part time.

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

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

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National University
San Diego, CA

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Auburn, AL
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Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 501 different United States teacher education grade specific schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
52 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
53 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
54 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA
55 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
56 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
57 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
58 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
59 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
60 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
61 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL
62 Northern State University Aberdeen, SD
63 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
64 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
65 University of Delaware Newark, DE
66 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
67 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
68 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
69 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
70 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
71 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
72 Morningside College Sioux City, IA
73 University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD
74 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
75 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Grade Specific Ed that almost earned our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
76 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
77 Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI
78 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
79 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA
80 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
81 Edgewood College Madison, WI
82 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
83 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
84 Newman University Wichita, KS
85 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
86 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
87 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
88 Utah State University Logan, UT
89 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
90 University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA
91 Concord University Athens, WV
92 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
93 Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD
94 Baylor University Waco, TX
95 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
96 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
97 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
98 Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA
99 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
100 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN

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