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2021 Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

51 Colleges
3,434 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,199 Avg Cost*

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Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

For this year's Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a bachelor's in english. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general english literature 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 general english literature program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Illinois State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general english literature ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIC also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. About 5,712 of the students at UIC are attending part time.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. U-M also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign. UIUC also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.

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Indiana University - Bloomington comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population. IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. There are roughly 5,256 part time students in attendance at IU Bloomington.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, DePaul is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best general english literature schools for non-traditional students. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst.

About 0.2% of Elmhurst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,642 students at Elmhurst that take at least one class online. There are roughly 653 part time students in attendance at Elmhurst.

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Loyola University Chicago earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Loyola Chicago also did well on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. 2,121 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students general english literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 661
Ohio 829
Illinois 1,054
Indiana 579
Wisconsin 612

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