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

20 Colleges
4,186 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,537 Avg Cost*

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

This year's Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Wisconsin - Madison has taken the #1 spot in this year's physical sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW - Madison also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.

About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.

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Indiana University - Bloomington earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

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.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.

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. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

Full Physical Sciences at Michigan State University Report

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago. UIC also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.

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Our rankings recognize Northern Illinois University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.

Full Physical Sciences at Northern Illinois University Report

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valpo, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Valpo is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,035 students at Valpo that take at least one class online. About 147 of the students at Valpo are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 students are part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at UW - Eau Claire is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,571 students take at least one class online at UW - Eau Claire. 1,481 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Physical Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 817
Ohio 1,006
Illinois 1,098
Indiana 672
Wisconsin 663

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