2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the social work program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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 Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
St Catherine University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional social work students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. St. Kate's also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 1,150 students at St. Kate’s that take at least one class online. 1,608 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize The College of Saint Scholastica as the #2 school in this year's rankings. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, St. Scholastica has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.7% of St. Scholastica students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,006 of St. Scholastica students are exclusively distance learners. About 751 of the students at St. Scholastica are attending part time.
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University of North Dakota earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population. UND not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 5,465 students take at least one class online at UND. 4,977 students are part time.
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Winona State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.1% of Winona State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. About 1,337 of the students at Winona State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of St Thomas Minnesota as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UST MN is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,011 students at UST MN that take at least one class online. 2,432 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Saint Cloud State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,106 part time students in attendance at St. Cloud State University.
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Metropolitan State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.4% of Metro State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,941 students at Metro State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,032 part time students in attendance at Metro State.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
About 1.2% of Minnesota State Mankato students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,945 students take at least one class online at Minnesota State Mankato. There are roughly 3,872 part time students in attendance at Minnesota State Mankato.
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Minot State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 1,193 students take at least one class online at MSU. About 875 of the students at MSU are attending part time.
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Fort Hays State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college 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 of FHSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 8,687 of the students at FHSU are attending part time.
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