2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
8Colleges
500Bachelor's Degrees
$28,730Avg Cost*
Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
History is the #33 most popular major in Michigan with 500 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.1% of all the history bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history 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 history program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional history students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Michigan ranking.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.
Michigan State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. Michigan State also made our Best Colleges for History in Michigan list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
Oakland University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population. Oakland not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for History in Michigan list.
About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. 4,372 of Oakland students are attending part time.
Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan also made our Best Colleges for History in Michigan list, coming in at #4.
About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,991 part time students in attendance at Central Michigan.
Grand Valley State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for History in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at GVSU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. 3,880 of GVSU students are attending part time.
Eastern Michigan University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Michigan ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. 5,430 of Eastern Michigan students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saginaw Valley State University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Saginaw Valley State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for History in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at Saginaw Valley State University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,022 students at Saginaw Valley State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,582 part time students in attendance at Saginaw Valley State University.
Northern Michigan University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Northern Michigan University has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for History in Michigan ranking.
The student loan default rate at Northern Michigan University is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,310 students take at least one class online at Northern Michigan University. About 1,200 of the students at Northern Michigan University are attending part time.
History Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 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).
History is the #33 most popular major in Michigan with 500 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.1% of all the history bachelor's degrees in the country.
