2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The sociology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has taken the #1 spot in this year's sociology ranking for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 students are part time.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population. Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,161 students at Mizzou that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,276 part time students in attendance at Mizzou.
Full Sociology at University of Missouri - Columbia Report
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Iowa State also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.3% of UNOMAHA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,191 students take at least one class online at UNOMAHA. About 4,328 of the students at UNOMAHA are attending part time.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Nebraska at Omaha
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.
About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. 3,376 students are part time.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best sociology schools for non-traditional students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. Iowa also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kansas State University. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population. K -State also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.
About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,181 students at K -State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,739 part time students in attendance at K -State.
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South Dakota State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population. South Dakota State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 3,503 students at South Dakota State that take at least one class online. 3,375 of South Dakota State students are attending part time.
Read full report on Sociology at South Dakota State University
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fort Hays State University. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.
About 1.8% of FHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. 8,687 of FHSU students are attending part time.
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Hamline University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,398 students take at least one class online at Hamline. About 1,143 of the students at Hamline are attending part time.
Read full report on Sociology at Hamline University
