2021 Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best International Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best International Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in international studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international studies 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 international studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The international studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best International Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional international studies students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. 7,185 of U of U students are attending part time.
University of Colorado Boulder earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. 7,631 of CU - Boulder students are attending part time.
Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best international studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. 26,387 of BYU - I students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver. CU Anschutz not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. There are roughly 11,636 part time students in attendance at CU Anschutz.
Our rankings recognize University of Wyoming as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie. UW also made our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at UW is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,894 students take at least one class online at UW. 2,493 of UW students are attending part time.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. About 9,631 of the students at Colorado State are attending part time.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best international studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. University of Northern Colorado also made our Best Colleges for International Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #7.
About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. About 3,468 of the students at University of Northern Colorado are attending part time.
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).
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