2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 101 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education grade specific programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
National Louis University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional teacher education grade specific students. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.5% of NLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,197 students at NLU are exclusively online. About 3,114 of the students at NLU are attending part time.
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DePaul University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
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Ball State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Ball State is a large public school located in the small city of Muncie. Ball State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.9% of Ball State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. There are roughly 6,060 part time students in attendance at Ball State.
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Elmhurst University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Elmhurst is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 1,642 students take at least one class online at Elmhurst. 653 students are part time.
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Illinois State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Illinois State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Oshkosh also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.8% of UW Oshkosh students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,860 students take at least one class online at UW Oshkosh. There are roughly 6,611 part time students in attendance at UW Oshkosh.
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Cardinal Stritch University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Cardinal Stritch is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.
The student loan default rate at Cardinal Stritch is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 335 of Cardinal Stritch students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 782 part time students in attendance at Cardinal Stritch.
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Edgewood College earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison. Edgewood excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 270 students at Edgewood that take at least one class online. About 421 of the students at Edgewood are attending part time.
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University of Southern Indiana landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 3,774 students at USI that take at least one class online. About 4,138 of the students at USI are attending part time.
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Indiana University - Southeast earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Indiana University - Southeast is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,895 students take at least one class online at Indiana University - Southeast. 1,544 of Indiana University - Southeast students are attending part time.
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Aurora University earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Aurora is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 1,638 students at Aurora are exclusively online. About 1,443 of the students at Aurora are attending part time.
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Northeastern Illinois University comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern Illinois University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,632 students at Northeastern Illinois University that take at least one class online. 3,296 students are part time.
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Marquette University landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Marquette has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.5% of Marquette students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,535 students at Marquette that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,342 part time students in attendance at Marquette.
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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Xavier University. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The student loan default rate at SXU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,776 students at SXU that take at least one class online. About 739 of the students at SXU are attending part time.
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Concordia University, Chicago earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,234 students at Concordia University, Chicago are exclusively online. 4,622 of Concordia University, Chicago students are attending part time.
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