2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geological & earth sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the geological & earth sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional geological & earth sciences students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population. UW - Madison not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences 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 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population. U-M not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,007 part time students in attendance at UIUC.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ohio State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.
Wright State University - Main Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wright State University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Dayton. Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.8% of Wright State University - Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,482 students at Wright State University - Main Campus that take at least one class online. About 3,589 of the students at Wright State University - Main Campus are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Miami University - Oxford. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Miami University - Oxford is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,388 students at Miami University - Oxford that take at least one class online. About 1,700 of the students at Miami University - Oxford are attending part time.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best geological & earth sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Akron Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,842 students take at least one class online at University of Akron Main Campus. 3,857 of University of Akron Main Campus students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Kent State University at Kent as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent. Kent State also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. About 6,651 of the students at Kent State are attending part time.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population. UW - Eau Claire also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 4,571 students at UW - Eau Claire that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,481 part time students in attendance at UW - Eau Claire.
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*Avg Cost is for the top 9 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).
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