2021 Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 66 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Walden University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional psychology students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 1.1% of Walden University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 27,673 part time students in attendance at Walden University.
Full Psychology at Walden University Report
Our rankings recognize Capella University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 30,933 of the students at Capella University are attending part time.
Full Psychology at Capella University Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
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Metropolitan State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. 4,032 students are part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Peru State College. Located in the rural area of Peru, Peru State is a public school with a small student population.
About 2.4% of Peru State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 976 of Peru State students are exclusively distance learners. 874 students are part time.
Read full report on Psychology at Peru State College
Hamline University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. Hamline excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Hamline is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,398 students at Hamline that take at least one class online. 1,143 of Hamline students are attending part time.
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University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City. Iowa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.2% of Iowa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Iowa
Our rankings recognize Fort Hays State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. About 8,687 of the students at FHSU are attending part time.
Full Psychology at Fort Hays State University Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,376 part time students in attendance at UNL.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at UMN Duluth is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,332 students at UMN Duluth that take at least one class online. 1,623 of UMN Duluth students are attending part time.
Full Psychology at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report
