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2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Kansas

10 Colleges
1,801 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,201 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in KansasIn <nil>, education students earned 1,801 bachelor's degrees from a Kansas school, making the subject the 3rd in the state. This means that 1.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Kansas ranking looked at 10 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 Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Fort Hays State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's education ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHSU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas ranking.

About 1.8% of FHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. 8,687 of FHSU students are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Emporia State University. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ESU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas ranking.

The student loan default rate at ESU is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 2,639 of ESU students are exclusively distance learners. 2,388 of ESU students are attending part time.

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Pittsburg State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg. Pitt State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas rankings.

The student loan default rate at Pitt State is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,928 students at Pitt State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,552 part time students in attendance at Pitt State.

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Newman University
Wichita, KS

Newman University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Newman University, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 561 students at Newman University that take at least one class online. About 1,402 of the students at Newman University are attending part time.

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Kansas State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a large student population. K -State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas list.

About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,181 students at K -State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,739 part time students in attendance at K -State.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wichita State University. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita. WSU also made our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas list, coming in at #8.

About 1.6% of WSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,338 students take at least one class online at WSU. 5,241 of WSU students are attending part time.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence. KU also made our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. 4,657 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Washburn University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washburn University, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas ranking.

About 1.9% of Washburn University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,727 students take at least one class online at Washburn University. There are roughly 2,002 part time students in attendance at Washburn University.

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Benedictine College
Atchison, KS

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Benedictine College. Benedictine College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Atchison. Benedictine College also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in Kansas rankings.

About 0.8% of Benedictine College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 44 students at Benedictine College that take at least one class online. 160 of Benedictine College students are attending part time.

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Southwestern College
Winfield, KS

Our rankings recognize Southwestern College as the #10 school in this year's rankings. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winfield.

About 1.8% of SC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 654 of SC students are exclusively distance learners. About 578 of the students at SC are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,688
Minnesota 2,486
Iowa 1,960
South Dakota 585
Nebraska 1,239
North Dakota 653

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