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2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

35 Colleges
2,986 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,217 Avg Cost*

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Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

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

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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. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 students are part time.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college 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. Approximately 2,535 students take at least one class online at Marquette. There are roughly 1,342 part time students in attendance at Marquette.

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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 school 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.

The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 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 town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at UW - Whitewater is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,785 students take at least one class online at UW - Whitewater. 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 midsize 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 students are part time.

Full History at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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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.

The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. About 2,121 of the students at Loyola Chicago are attending 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.

About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.

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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 very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 of UIUC students 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 suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very 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.

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Ashland University
Ashland, OH

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.

About 1.2% of Ashland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,358 of Ashland students are exclusively distance learners. 1,993 of Ashland students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students History Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students history schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 544
Ohio 808
Illinois 828
Indiana 452
Wisconsin 496

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