2021 Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in chemistry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemistry programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemistry program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying chemistry.
Top 10 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Wisconsin - Madison tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional chemistry students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
Full Chemistry at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign. UIUC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 students are part time.
Full Chemistry at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 students are part time.
Full Chemistry at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
Indiana University - Bloomington earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. About 5,256 of the students at IU Bloomington are attending part time.
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Michigan State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Michigan State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population. UIC also made our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 students are part time.
Full Chemistry at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SIUE has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 7,500 students take at least one class online at SIUE. There are roughly 3,603 part time students in attendance at SIUE.
Full Chemistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report
Kent State University at Kent landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Kent State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,625 students at Kent State that take at least one class online. 6,651 students are part time.
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Northern Illinois University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at NIU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. 4,345 students are part time.
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Western Illinois University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
The student loan default rate at WIU is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. About 1,874 of the students at WIU are attending part time.
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