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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa

5 Colleges
447 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,356 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IowaLiberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #17 most popular major in Iowa with 447 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.1% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Iowa ranking.

About 1.2% of Iowa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. 5,055 of Iowa students are attending part time.

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Grand View University
Des Moines, IA

Grand View University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Grand View University also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Iowa rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 478 students take at least one class online at Grand View University. 259 of Grand View University students are attending part time.

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Simpson College
Indianola, IA

Simpson College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Indianola. Simpson College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Iowa list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 259 students take at least one class online at Simpson College. 141 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Iowa State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa State has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Iowa ranking.

The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Northern Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls. UNI also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,478 part time students in attendance at UNI.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,287
Kansas 596
Minnesota 78
South Dakota 121
Nebraska 443
North Dakota 175

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