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2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

11 Colleges
3,430 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,253 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganIn <nil>, social sciences students earned 3,430 bachelor's degrees from a Michigan school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that of the 147,088 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.3% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

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

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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social sciences.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Michigan State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. U-M not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population. Eastern Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

About 2.3% of Eastern Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,247 students at Eastern Michigan that take at least one class online. 5,430 students are part time.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Our rankings recognize Central Michigan University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population. Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. There are roughly 3,991 part time students in attendance at Central Michigan.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale. GVSU also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. There are roughly 3,880 part time students in attendance at GVSU.

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Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Wayne State also made our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 of Wayne State students are attending part time.

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Western Michigan University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population. WMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in Michigan list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. 5,241 students are part time.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Our rankings recognize Oakland University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. 4,372 of Oakland students are attending part time.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 4,760 students take at least one class online at UM Dearborn. 3,050 students are part time.

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Northern Michigan University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

About 1.8% of Northern Michigan University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,310 students at Northern Michigan University that take at least one class online. 1,200 of Northern Michigan University students are attending part time.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 4,291
Illinois 4,755
Indiana 2,544
Wisconsin 2,986

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