2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
83Colleges
11,230Bachelor's Degrees
$22,980Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 83 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Valley City State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's education ranking for non-traditional students. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City. Valley City State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Education in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.9% of Valley City State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 524 students at Valley City State University that take at least one class online. 860 of Valley City State University students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Nebraska. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Concordia University, Nebraska did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Education in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Nebraska is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 418 students at Concordia University, Nebraska are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,494 part time students in attendance at Concordia University, Nebraska.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Education in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.
Wayne State College earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 1,114 students take at least one class online at WSC. There are roughly 1,617 part time students in attendance at WSC.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Chadron State College. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Chadron State College is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 971 students at Chadron State College are exclusively online. 700 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Missouri Baptist University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. MBU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 1,140 students take at least one class online at MBU. 3,516 students are part time.
University of Nebraska at Kearney comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population. UNK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Education in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 2,457 of UNK students are exclusively distance learners. 2,176 of UNK students are attending part time.
Black Hills State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at BHSU is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. 1,356 students at BHSU are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,814 part time students in attendance at BHSU.
Mayville State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Mayville State University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 601 of Mayville State University students are exclusively distance learners. 550 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Fort Hays State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. About 8,687 of the students at FHSU are attending part time.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern State University. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at NSU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. 1,439 students at NSU are exclusively online. About 2,147 of the students at NSU are attending part time.
Winona State University landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona. Winona State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Education in the Plains States Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. 1,337 of Winona State students are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for Plains States Region non-traditional students studying Education that almost earned our Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region award.
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).
