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2021 Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges
946 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,267 Avg Cost*

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Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

For this year's Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in anthropology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the anthropology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Anthropology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Anthropology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Wisconsin - Madison tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional anthropology students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW - Madison not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Great Lakes Region list.

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. About 4,683 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population. U-M not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 students are part time.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best anthropology schools for non-traditional students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at IU Bloomington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. 5,256 of IU Bloomington students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 students are part time.

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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago. UIC also made our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #9.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 students are part time.

Full Anthropology at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

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Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Ohio State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.

Read full report on Anthropology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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 students are part time.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best anthropology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. 6,671 students are part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,629 part time students in attendance at SIUC.

Read full report on Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Ball State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a large student population.

About 1.9% of Ball State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. 6,060 students are part time.

Read full report on Anthropology at Ball State University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students anthropology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 208
Ohio 262
Illinois 219
Indiana 145
Wisconsin 121

Anthropology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

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