2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
29
Colleges
6,501
Bachelor's Degrees
$30,910
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
General Education is the #75th most popular major in the country with 6,501 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Monmouth University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional general education students. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Monmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Education list.
The student loan default rate at Monmouth is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. There are roughly 808 part time students in attendance at Monmouth.
Full General Education at Monmouth University Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Hawaii - West Oahu. Located in the large suburb of Kapolei, UH West Oahu is a public college with a small student population.
About 1.5% of UH West Oahu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,442 of UH West Oahu students are exclusively distance learners. 1,367 of UH West Oahu students are attending part time.
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Michigan State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general education 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 not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for General Education list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 students are part time.
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Oregon State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 10,920 part time students in attendance at Oregon State.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,786 of the students at UMass Amherst are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,764 students take at least one class online at UW - Green Bay. There are roughly 4,662 part time students in attendance at UW - Green Bay.
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Webster University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,428 of Webster students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 3,844 part time students in attendance at Webster.
Full General Education at Webster University Report
Our rankings recognize Corban University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Corban is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 157 students take at least one class online at Corban. 328 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wilmington University. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Wilmington University is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,527 of the students at Wilmington University are attending part time.
Read full report on General Education at Wilmington University
Grand Valley State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education ranking.
About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,880 part time students in attendance at GVSU.
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