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

19 Colleges
2,991 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,437 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mathematics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

For this year's Best Mathematics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's in math. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Mathematics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying math.

Top 10 Best Mathematics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Wisconsin - Madison has taken the #1 spot in this year's mathematics ranking for non-traditional students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison. UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Mathematics in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. About 4,683 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Mathematics in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.

Full Mathematics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U-M has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Mathematics 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. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population. IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Mathematics in the Great Lakes Region list.

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. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best mathematics schools for non-traditional students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Mathematics in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #7.

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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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best mathematics schools for non-traditional students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Mathematics in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. 3,547 of DePaul students are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Illinois State University. Located in the midsize 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%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. 2,500 of Illinois State students are attending part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best mathematics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Michigan State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Mathematics in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.

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Northern Illinois University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at NIU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. 4,345 of NIU students are attending part time.

Full Mathematics at Northern Illinois University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 602
Ohio 683
Illinois 834
Indiana 483
Wisconsin 596

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