2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in human development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human development & family studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human development & family studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Union Institute & University has taken the #1 spot in this year's human development & family studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The student loan default rate at Union is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 624 of Union students are exclusively distance learners. About 408 of the students at Union are attending part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Union Institute & University Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Michigan State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Michigan State University
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Stout. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW - Stout has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 3,297 students at UW - Stout that take at least one class online. 2,074 of UW - Stout students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 students are part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. UW - Madison not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
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.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best human development & family studies schools for non-traditional students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette. Purdue also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.8% of Purdue students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. 7,612 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Northern Illinois University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population. NIU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. 4,345 of NIU students are attending part time.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens. OHIO Athens not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at OHIO Athens is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,926 students at OHIO Athens that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,245 part time students in attendance at OHIO Athens.
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Kent State University at Kent earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 of Kent State students are attending part time.
Full Human Development & Family Studies at Kent State University at Kent Report
