2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
77Colleges
7,158Bachelor's Degrees
$23,686Avg Cost*
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 Plains States Region ranking looked at 77 colleges that offer a bachelor's in grade specific ed. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific 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 teacher education grade specific program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying grade specific ed.
Top 15% Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Valley City State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional teacher education grade specific students. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Valley City State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Valley City State University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 524 students take at least one class online at Valley City State University. 860 of Valley City State University students are attending part time.
Fort Hays State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best teacher education grade specific schools for non-traditional students. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
The student loan default rate at FHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 6,600 of FHSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 8,687 of the students at FHSU are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Black Hills State University. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 1,356 of BHSU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,814 part time students in attendance at BHSU.
Concordia University, Nebraska earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 0.9% of Concordia University, Nebraska students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 418 students at Concordia University, Nebraska are exclusively online. 1,494 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Kansas State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, K -State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. 3,739 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Dakota. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks. UND not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at UND is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,465 students take at least one class online at UND. 4,977 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Mayville State University as the #7 school in this year's 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 students at Mayville State University are exclusively online. 550 of Mayville State University students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Winona State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona. Winona State 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 Plains States Region list.
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. There are roughly 1,337 part time students in attendance at Winona State.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Chadron State College as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public school with a small student population.
About 1.7% of Chadron State College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 971 students at Chadron State College are exclusively online. About 700 of the students at Chadron State College are attending part time.
Bethel University Minnesota earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Bethel University Minnesota also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 1.1% of Bethel University Minnesota students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,200 students take at least one class online at Bethel University Minnesota. 1,265 students are part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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).
