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2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

11 Colleges
3,430 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,253 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganIn <nil>, social sciences students earned 3,430 bachelor's degrees from a Michigan school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that of the 147,088 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.3% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences 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 social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social sciences.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Michigan State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

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 students are part time.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. U-M not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population. Eastern Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,247 students at Eastern Michigan that take at least one class online. About 5,430 of the students at Eastern Michigan are attending part time.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Our rankings recognize Central Michigan University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population. Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. There are roughly 3,991 part time students in attendance at Central Michigan.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale. GVSU also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at GVSU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. 3,880 of GVSU students are attending part time.

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Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population. Wayne State also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

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. There are roughly 6,948 part time students in attendance at Wayne State.

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Western Michigan University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population. WMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

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

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Our rankings recognize Oakland University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. About 4,372 of the students at Oakland are attending part time.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

About 0.9% of UM Dearborn students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,760 students at UM Dearborn that take at least one class online. 3,050 students are part time.

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Northern Michigan University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 2,310 students take at least one class online at Northern Michigan University. About 1,200 of the students at Northern Michigan University are attending part time.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 4,291
Illinois 4,755
Indiana 2,544
Wisconsin 2,986

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