2021 Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 66 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying psychology.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Walden University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional general psychology students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.1% of Walden University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 27,673 part time students in attendance at Walden University.
Read full report on General Psychology at Walden University
Capella University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The student loan default rate at Capella University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. All 38,716 students take classes exclusively online at Capella University. 30,933 students are part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at Capella University
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
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Metropolitan State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,941 students at Metro State that take at least one class online. 4,032 of Metro State students are attending part time.
Read full report on General Psychology at Metropolitan State University
University of Iowa earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City. Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.
Full General Psychology at University of Iowa Report
Our rankings recognize Hamline University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. Hamline excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.1% of Hamline students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,398 students take at least one class online at Hamline. About 1,143 of the students at Hamline are attending part time.
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Fort Hays State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. 8,687 students are part time.
Full General Psychology at Fort Hays State University Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. About 3,376 of the students at UNL are attending part time.
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Peru State College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the rural area of Peru, Peru State is a public college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. 976 students at Peru State are exclusively online. 874 students are part time.
Full General Psychology at Peru State College Report
Iowa State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population. Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
Full General Psychology at Iowa State University Report
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