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2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin

5 Colleges
865 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,825 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in WisconsinEconomics is the #11 most popular major in Wisconsin with 865 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 37,777 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.3% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin

Check out the economics programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Wisconsin - Madison tops the 2021 list of our schools in Wisconsin that are best for non-traditional economics students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in Wisconsin ranking.

The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 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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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. Marquette not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Economics in Wisconsin list.

About 0.5% of Marquette students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,535 students at Marquette that take at least one class online. 1,342 of Marquette students are attending part time.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse. UW - La Crosse also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Economics in Wisconsin rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 4,162 students at UW - La Crosse that take at least one class online. About 1,125 of the students at UW - La Crosse are attending part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population. UWM not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Economics in Wisconsin list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 12,157 students take at least one class online at UWM. About 5,387 of the students at UWM are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population. UW - Eau Claire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Economics in Wisconsin list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 4,571 students take at least one class online at UW - Eau Claire. There are roughly 1,481 part time students in attendance at UW - Eau Claire.

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

Explore all the Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,262
Ohio 936
Illinois 1,771
Indiana 792

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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