2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 43 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the liberal arts / sciences & humanities programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
DePaul University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. 3,547 students are part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Xavier University. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati. Xavier did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 2,392 students take at least one class online at Xavier. There are roughly 1,248 part time students in attendance at Xavier.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,764 students at UW - Green Bay that take at least one class online. About 4,662 of the students at UW - Green Bay are attending part time.
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Western Illinois University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 3.2% of WIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.
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Oakland University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population. Oakland also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. About 4,372 of the students at Oakland are attending part time.
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Governors State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at GSU is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,840 students at GSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,954 part time students in attendance at GSU.
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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Springfield as the #7 school in this year's rankings. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
About 1.0% of UIS students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,246 students at UIS are exclusively online. 1,727 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Illinois University. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at EIU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,449 students at EIU that take at least one class online. About 3,894 of the students at EIU are attending part time.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population. IUPUI excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. About 6,671 of the students at IUPUI are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.
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