2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying physical sciences.
Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional physical sciences students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 students are part time.
University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Duluth as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth. UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at UMN Duluth is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,332 students at UMN Duluth that take at least one class online. 1,623 students are part time.
University of Missouri - Kansas City earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMKC has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,518 students at UMKC that take at least one class online. 6,941 students are 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).
