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

95 Colleges
16,647 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,881 Avg Cost*

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

This year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 95 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology 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 psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 15% Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Grace College and Theological Seminary tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional psychology students. Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Grace College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 630 students at Grace College that take at least one class online. 426 of Grace College students are attending part time.

Read full report on Psychology at Grace College and Theological Seminary

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population. UIC also made our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #7.

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. About 5,712 of the students at UIC are attending part time.

Full Psychology at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. UW - Madison also made our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 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.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

Read full report on Psychology at Michigan State University

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

Our rankings recognize Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College as the #5 school in this year's rankings. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.

The student loan default rate at SMWC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 311 students at SMWC are exclusively online. There are roughly 352 part time students in attendance at SMWC.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC also did well on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 1.7% of UC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 17,465 students take at least one class online at UC. 10,255 of UC students are attending part time.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 2,535 students at Marquette that take at least one class online. 1,342 students are part time.

Read full report on Psychology at Marquette University

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

Our rankings recognize Lewis University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Lewis also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

About 1.4% of Lewis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,947 students at Lewis that take at least one class online. 2,022 of Lewis students are attending part time.

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Loyola University Chicago comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.6% of Loyola Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. 2,121 students are part time.

Read full report on Psychology at Loyola University Chicago

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Rochester University
Rochester Hills, MI

Our rankings recognize Rochester University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, RU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at RU is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 629 students take at least one class online at RU. About 397 of the students at RU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Miami University - Oxford as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford. Miami University - Oxford also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Miami University - Oxford is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,388 students at Miami University - Oxford that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,700 part time students in attendance at Miami University - Oxford.

Full Psychology at Miami University - Oxford Report

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Our rankings recognize Wayne State University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Wayne State also did well on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 1.5% of Wayne State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 of Wayne State students are attending part time.

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

Our rankings recognize Elmhurst University as the #13 school in this year's rankings. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst.

About 0.2% of Elmhurst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,642 students at Elmhurst that take at least one class online. There are roughly 653 part time students in attendance at Elmhurst.

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Western Michigan University landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

About 2.0% of WMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. About 5,241 of the students at WMU are attending part time.

Read full report on Psychology at Western Michigan University


 

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Great Lakes Region non-traditional students studying Psychology that almost earned our Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Illinois State University Normal, IL
16 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
17 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
18 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
19 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL

Best for Non-Traditional Students Psychology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,443
Ohio 3,647
Illinois 4,300
Indiana 2,649
Wisconsin 2,166

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