2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology 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 sociology 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 Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Wisconsin - Madison tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional sociology students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison. UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Great Lakes Region list.
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. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population. UIC also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Illinois at Chicago
Michigan State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.
Full Sociology at Michigan State University Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.
Read full report on Sociology at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population. IU Bloomington not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,256 part time students in attendance at IU Bloomington.
Read full report on Sociology at Indiana University - Bloomington
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. U-M also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette. Purdue also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. There are roughly 7,612 part time students in attendance at Purdue.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UW - Whitewater is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,785 students at UW - Whitewater that take at least one class online. 2,457 of UW - Whitewater students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 students are part time.
Full Sociology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
DePaul University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. 3,547 students are part time.
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