2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
77Colleges
7,158Bachelor's Degrees
$23,686Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 77 colleges that offer a bachelor's in grade specific ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying grade specific ed.
Top 15% Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Valley City State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional teacher education grade specific students. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Valley City State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region ranking.
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. 860 students are part time.
Fort Hays State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. FHSU is a 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. 8,687 of FHSU students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Black Hills State University. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.
About 2.3% of BHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,356 students at BHSU are exclusively online. 1,814 students are part time.
Concordia University, Nebraska earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 418 of Concordia University, Nebraska students are exclusively distance learners. 1,494 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Kansas State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. K -State is a large public school located in the city of Manhattan. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, K -State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at K -State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. There are roughly 3,739 part time students in attendance at K -State.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Dakota. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks. UND not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.8% of UND students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,465 students at UND that take at least one class online. About 4,977 of the students at UND are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Mayville State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 601 of Mayville State University students are exclusively distance learners. 550 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Winona State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona. Winona 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 Grade Specific in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. 1,337 of Winona State students are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the 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 Grade Specific in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
Our rankings recognize Chadron State College as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public school with a small student population.
About 1.7% of Chadron State College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 971 of Chadron State College students are exclusively distance learners. 700 of Chadron State College students are attending part time.
Bethel University Minnesota earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Bethel University Minnesota also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Bethel University Minnesota is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,200 students at Bethel University Minnesota that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,265 part time students in attendance at Bethel University Minnesota.
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 Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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