2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 101 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Top 15% Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of St Francis has taken the #1 spot in this year's nursing ranking for non-traditional students. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, University of Saint Francis is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 1,704 students at University of Saint Francis are exclusively online. 1,980 of University of Saint Francis students are attending part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Viterbo University. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Viterbo also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.4% of Viterbo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 717 students at Viterbo that take at least one class online. There are roughly 646 part time students in attendance at Viterbo.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Ursuline College as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pepper Pike.
About 2.9% of Ursuline College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 348 students at Ursuline College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 431 part time students in attendance at Ursuline College.
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Edgewood College earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Edgewood is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 270 students at Edgewood that take at least one class online. 421 of Edgewood students are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lewis University. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lewis also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Lewis is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Lewis. 2,022 of Lewis students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Spring Arbor University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 1,245 of Spring Arbor students are exclusively distance learners. 451 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Marian University. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 2.0% of Marian students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 401 of Marian students are exclusively distance learners. 419 students are part time.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population. OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.2% of OHIO Athens students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,926 students take at least one class online at OHIO Athens. There are roughly 7,245 part time students in attendance at OHIO Athens.
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Our rankings recognize University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,123 students take at least one class online at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne. 507 students are part time.
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Olivet Nazarene University earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 0.8% of Olivet Nazarene students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 949 of Olivet Nazarene students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 900 part time students in attendance at Olivet Nazarene.
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Loyola University Chicago landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Loyola Chicago also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.
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Marian University landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Marian excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 1,149 students at Marian that take at least one class online. 885 of Marian students are attending part time.
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University of Detroit Mercy landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Detroit Mercy has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Detroit Mercy is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,161 students at Detroit Mercy that take at least one class online. 1,321 students are part time.
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Benedictine University landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 1,732 students at Benedictine U that take at least one class online. 1,223 of Benedictine U students are attending part time.
Full Nursing at Benedictine University Report
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