2021 Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
6Colleges
679Bachelor's Degrees
$33,657Avg Cost*
Finding the Best International Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in international studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international studies 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 international studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best International Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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Featured International Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Earn the degree that can help you drive business beyond borders with a specialized online international business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has taken the #1 spot in this year's international studies ranking for non-traditional students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. U-M also made our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
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 of U-M students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Madison as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
University of Dayton landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best international studies schools for non-traditional students. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton. UDayton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.5% of UDayton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,652 students take at least one class online at UDayton. About 1,171 of the students at UDayton are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population. Michigan State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UWM has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 12,157 students at UWM that take at least one class online. 5,387 of UWM students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Michigan University. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population. WMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 2.0% of WMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. About 5,241 of the students at WMU are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to International Studies
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
