2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
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
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 college with a very large student population. UW - Madison also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. About 4,683 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time.
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Indiana University - Bloomington earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. IU Bloomington is a fairly 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 students are 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 fairly 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. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.
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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 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.
The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 students are part time.
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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 school 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. 10,007 of UIUC students 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 fairly 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.
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. About 5,712 of the students at UIC are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Northern Illinois University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The student loan default rate at NIU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. 4,345 students are part time.
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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.
About 1.2% of Valpo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,035 students take at least one class online at Valpo. About 147 of the students at Valpo are attending part time.
Full Physical Sciences at Valparaiso University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very 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 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.
Full Physical Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
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 college 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. There are approximately 4,571 students at UW - Eau Claire that take at least one class online. 1,481 students are part time.
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