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.
About 1.1% of Webster students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,428 of Webster students are exclusively distance learners. 3,844 of Webster students 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 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.
About 0.9% of SLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,186 students at SLU that take at least one class online. 2,720 of SLU students are attending part time.
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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 school 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.
About 2.4% of Midland U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 477 students at Midland U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 428 part time students in attendance at Midland U.
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 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 student loan default rate at Harris - Stowe State University is lower than is typical, just 5.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 751 students at Harris - Stowe State University that take at least one class online. About 212 of the students at Harris - Stowe State University are attending part time.
Full General Education at Harris - Stowe State University Report
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly 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 students are part time.
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