2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 57 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Wisconsin - Madison has taken the #1 spot in this year's social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW - Madison also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Cleveland State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Cleveland State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 2.3% of Cleveland State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,187 students at Cleveland State University that take at least one class online. 4,202 of Cleveland State University students are attending part time.
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Michigan State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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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Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly 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 Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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 students are part time.
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Indiana University - Bloomington comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.
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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
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. 5,712 students are part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the town of Whitewater.
About 1.0% of UW - Whitewater students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,785 students at UW - Whitewater that take at least one class online. 2,457 students are part time.
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Marquette University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee. Marquette also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 0.5% of Marquette students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,535 students at Marquette that take at least one class online. About 1,342 of the students at Marquette are attending part time.
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