2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
35
Colleges
2,986
Bachelor's Degrees
$30,217
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history 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 history program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Wisconsin - Madison has taken the #1 spot in this year's history ranking for non-traditional students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison. UW - Madison not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for History 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 students are part time.
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Marquette University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Marquette has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.5% of Marquette students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,535 students at Marquette that take at least one class online. 1,342 of Marquette students are attending part time.
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Indiana University - Bloomington comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population. IU Bloomington also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for History 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. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 students are part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 5,785 students at UW - Whitewater that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,457 part time students in attendance at UW - Whitewater.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U-M has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 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.
Full History at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. Loyola Chicago also made our Best Colleges for History in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #9.
About 0.6% of Loyola Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 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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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. 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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Illinois State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.
Full History at Illinois State University Report
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ashland University. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,358 of Ashland students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,993 of the students at Ashland are attending part time.
Full History at Ashland University Report
