2021 Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Communication Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional communication sciences students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 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.
University of Iowa earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population. Iowa also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 1.2% of Iowa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.
Saint Cloud State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud. St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Communication Sciences in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. 5,106 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Communication Sciences
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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