2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Northern Arizona University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional education students. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population. NAU also made our Best Colleges for Education in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at NAU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. 6,368 students are part time.
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Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.5% of Grand Canyon University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 79,865 students at Grand Canyon University are exclusively online. There are roughly 80,777 part time students in attendance at Grand Canyon University.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Baylor has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.1% of Baylor students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,716 students at Baylor that take at least one class online. 2,125 students are part time.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UNM is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,254 students at UNM that take at least one class online. About 7,459 of the students at UNM are attending part time.
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University of Central Oklahoma earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 5,223 students take at least one class online at UCO. There are roughly 4,113 part time students in attendance at UCO.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northeastern State University. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 2,922 students take at least one class online at NSU. About 2,577 of the students at NSU are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater. OSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Education in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at OSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,181 students at OSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,006 part time students in attendance at OSU.
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University of Arizona earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. About 12,642 of the students at University of Arizona are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Located in the town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at SWOSU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,912 students at SWOSU that take at least one class online. 1,114 students are part time.
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