2021 Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in compsci. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the compsci programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Iowa State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional computer science students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames. Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. 3,155 of Iowa State students are attending part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha. UNOMAHA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.3% of UNOMAHA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,191 students at UNOMAHA that take at least one class online. 4,328 of UNOMAHA students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Duluth. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth. UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.4% of UMN Duluth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,332 students at UMN Duluth that take at least one class online. 1,623 of UMN Duluth students are attending part time.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMKC has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMKC is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,518 students at UMKC that take at least one class online. 6,941 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Saint Cloud State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 3,952 students take at least one class online at St. Cloud State University. 5,106 students are part time.
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Missouri State University - Springfield comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
About 0.8% of Missouri State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,590 students at Missouri State that take at least one class online. 9,136 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Metropolitan State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. There are roughly 4,032 part time students in attendance at Metro State.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.1% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. 2,437 students are part time.
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Winona State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
About 1.1% of Winona State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. 1,337 of Winona State students are attending part time.
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