2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer & human sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family, consumer & human sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying family, consumer & human sciences.
Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Illinois State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional family, consumer & human sciences students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Illinois State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Illinois University. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston. EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 2.4% of EIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,449 students take at least one class online at EIU. 3,894 of EIU students are attending part time.
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Union Institute & University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 1.4% of Union students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 624 students at Union are exclusively online. 408 students are part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Union Institute & University Report
Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Stout. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at UW - Stout is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,297 students at UW - Stout that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,074 part time students in attendance at UW - Stout.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens. OHIO Athens not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 11,926 students at OHIO Athens that take at least one class online. 7,245 of OHIO Athens students are attending part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
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The #8 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 #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population. IU Bloomington also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,256 part time students in attendance at IU Bloomington.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. About 7,612 of the students at Purdue are attending part time.
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