2021 Best Information Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
6Colleges
926Bachelor's Degrees
$31,514Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Information Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Information Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in is. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science 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 information science program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Featured Information Science Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
To stay competitive in today's information technology world, employees need to have training that goes beyond traditional computer programming and IT expertise.
Gain the specialized knowledge and critical-thinking skills required to begin a career in tech with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional information science students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Information Science in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.
DePaul University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. DePaul also made our Best Colleges for Information Science in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best information science schools for non-traditional students. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee. UWM also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Information Science in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UWM is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,157 students at UWM that take at least one class online. About 5,387 of the students at UWM are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population. UIC also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Information Science in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.
University of Toledo comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Toledo has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Information Science in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. Approximately 8,626 students take at least one class online at University of Toledo. About 3,535 of the students at University of Toledo are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale. GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Information Science in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. About 3,880 of the students at GVSU are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 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).
