2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education 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 general education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying education.
Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Webster University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general education ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Webster not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for General Education in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,428 students at Webster are exclusively online. About 3,844 of the students at Webster are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Saint Louis University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 2,186 students at SLU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,720 part time students in attendance at SLU.
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Our rankings recognize Midland University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Midland U also made our Best Colleges for General Education in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at Midland U is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 477 students take at least one class online at Midland U. About 428 of the students at Midland U are attending part time.
Full General Education at Midland University Report
Harris - Stowe State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Harris - Stowe State University is a small public school located in the large city of Saint Louis. Harris - Stowe State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for General Education in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.2%. Approximately 751 students take at least one class online at Harris - Stowe State University. 212 of Harris - Stowe State University students are attending part time.
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University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population. UMSL also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 4,183 students take at least one class online at UMSL. 9,899 of UMSL students are attending part time.
Full General Education at University of Missouri - St Louis Report
