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2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

14 Colleges
704 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,100 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IllinoisIn <nil>, 704 bachelor's degrees were awarded to sociology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology 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 sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Illinois at Chicago has taken the #1 spot in this year's sociology ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population. UIC also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Illinois rankings.

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

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. UIUC also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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 Sociology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. DePaul also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Illinois rankings.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,547 part time students in attendance at DePaul.

Read full report on Sociology at DePaul University

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Our rankings recognize Illinois State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Illinois State has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Illinois ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. 2,500 students are part time.

Full Sociology at Illinois State University Report

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Loyola University Chicago earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Loyola Chicago also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in Illinois rankings.

The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.

Read full report on Sociology at Loyola University Chicago

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McKendree University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at McKendree is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 736 students at McKendree that take at least one class online. About 527 of the students at McKendree are attending part time.

Read full report on Sociology at McKendree University

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Northern Illinois University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population. NIU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in Illinois list.

About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. 4,345 of NIU students are attending part time.

Full Sociology at Northern Illinois University Report

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Dominican University
River Forest, IL

Our rankings recognize Dominican University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest. Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in Illinois list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 1,958 students at Dominican U that take at least one class online. 810 of Dominican U students are attending part time.

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Eastern Illinois University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

About 2.4% of EIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,449 students at EIU that take at least one class online. 3,894 students are part time.

Full Sociology at Eastern Illinois University Report

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Illinois University. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

About 3.2% of WIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. 1,874 of WIU students are attending part time.

Read full report on Sociology at Western Illinois University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 509
Ohio 612
Indiana 415
Wisconsin 461

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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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