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

13 Colleges
1,117 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,814 Avg Cost*

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

For this year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Plains States 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

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has taken the #1 spot in this year's sociology ranking for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.

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University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population. Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region rankings.

About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. About 5,276 of the students at Mizzou are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population. Iowa State also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.

About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.

Full Sociology at Iowa State University Report

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University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UNOMAHA is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,191 students at UNOMAHA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,328 part time students in attendance at UNOMAHA.

Full Sociology at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln. UNL also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.

About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. 3,376 students are part time.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. Iowa also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region rankings.

About 1.2% of Iowa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kansas State University. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population. K -State also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.

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

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South Dakota State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population. South Dakota State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region list.

About 0.7% of South Dakota State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,503 students take at least one class online at South Dakota State. There are roughly 3,375 part time students in attendance at South Dakota State.

Full Sociology at South Dakota State University Report

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fort Hays State University. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. There are roughly 8,687 part time students in attendance at FHSU.

Full Sociology at Fort Hays State University Report

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The student loan default rate at Hamline is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,398 students at Hamline that take at least one class online. 1,143 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Sociology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 278
Minnesota 247
Iowa 225
Kansas 184
Nebraska 105
North Dakota 45
South Dakota 75

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

References

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