2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history 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 history program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has taken the #1 spot in this year's history ranking for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for History in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kearney. UNK not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for History in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of UNK students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,457 students at UNK are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,176 part time students in attendance at UNK.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for History in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. 3,376 students are part time.
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Iowa State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. 3,155 students are part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Northern Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls. UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for History in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,212 students take at least one class online at UNI. 1,478 of UNI students are attending part time.
Read full report on History at University of Northern Iowa
Our rankings recognize Columbia College as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 4,157 of Columbia College Missouri students are exclusively distance learners. 4,001 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize North Dakota State University - Main Campus as the #8 school in this year's rankings. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
About 1.1% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,213 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. There are roughly 2,437 part time students in attendance at North Dakota State University.
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University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMSL is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,183 students take at least one class online at UMSL. There are roughly 9,899 part time students in attendance at UMSL.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at UNOMAHA is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,191 students take at least one class online at UNOMAHA. 4,328 of UNOMAHA students are attending part time.
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