2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a bachelor's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Columbia College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional liberal arts / sciences & humanities students. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.8% of Columbia College Missouri students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,157 of Columbia College Missouri students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,001 of the students at Columbia College Missouri are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Columbia College Report
Our rankings recognize Fort Hays State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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. There are roughly 8,687 part time students in attendance at FHSU.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Fort Hays State University Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population. UNOMAHA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.3% of UNOMAHA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,191 students at UNOMAHA that take at least one class online. 4,328 of UNOMAHA students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Iowa as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Iowa is a very large public school located in the 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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. 5,055 of Iowa students are attending part time.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Iowa Report
Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Kansas City as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City. UMKC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.9% of UMKC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,518 students at UMKC that take at least one class online. About 6,941 of the students at UMKC are attending part time.
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Grand View University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 478 students take at least one class online at Grand View University. 259 students are part time.
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William Jewell College earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Liberty, William Jewell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. William Jewell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. There are approximately 314 students at William Jewell that take at least one class online. 12 of William Jewell students are attending part time.
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Simpson College landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Indianola. Simpson College also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at Simpson College is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 259 students at Simpson College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 141 part time students in attendance at Simpson College.
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University of North Dakota comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UND is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,465 students at UND that take at least one class online. About 4,977 of the students at UND are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South Dakota State University. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.
About 0.7% of South Dakota State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,503 students take at least one class online at South Dakota State. There are roughly 3,375 part time students in attendance at South Dakota State.
Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at South Dakota State University Report
