2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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University of Colorado Boulder tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional physical sciences students. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 1.1% of CU - Boulder students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,631 part time students in attendance at CU - Boulder.
University of Utah landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. U of U also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. 7,185 of U of U students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wyoming as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie. UW also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. 2,493 students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Northern Colorado. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at University of Northern Colorado is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. 3,468 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Colorado State also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Colorado State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boise State University. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boise State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. 11,239 of Boise State students are attending part time.
Montana State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman. MSU Bozeman also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 2,510 students take at least one class online at MSU Bozeman. 3,804 students are part time.
Metropolitan State University of Denver comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver. MSU Denver also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 2.8% of MSU Denver students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. 7,163 of MSU Denver students are attending part time.
Fort Lewis College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population. FLC also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at FLC is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,249 students take at least one class online at FLC. About 615 of the students at FLC are attending part time.
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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