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2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

30 Colleges
7,129 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,767 Avg Cost*

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Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has taken the #1 spot in this year's social sciences ranking for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.

Full Social Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. Iowa also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Plains States Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.

Full Social Sciences at University of Iowa Report

3

Our rankings recognize Upper Iowa University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

The student loan default rate at UIU is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 1,973 of UIU students are exclusively distance learners. 1,332 of UIU students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population. Mizzou also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. 5,276 students are part time.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Our rankings recognize University of Kansas as the #5 school in this year's rankings. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence. KU also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.

About 1.2% of KU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,364 students at KU that take at least one class online. 4,657 of KU students are attending part time.

Full Social Sciences at University of Kansas Report

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln. UNL also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.

The student loan default rate at UNL is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,376 part time students in attendance at UNL.

Full Social Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,398 students take at least one class online at Hamline. 1,143 of Hamline students are attending part time.

Full Social Sciences at Hamline University Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Duluth as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 0.4% of UMN Duluth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,332 students take at least one class online at UMN Duluth. 1,623 students are part time.

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University of Missouri - St Louis earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 4,183 students at UMSL that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,899 part time students in attendance at UMSL.

Full Social Sciences at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

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Kansas State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. About 3,739 of the students at K -State are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,837
Kansas 965
Minnesota 2,501
Iowa 1,375
South Dakota 229
Nebraska 606
North Dakota 163

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