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In <nil>, 42,792 people earned their bachelor's in computer information systems, making the major the #14 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 268 colleges that offer a bachelor's in cis. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer information systems 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 computer information systems program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
New Jersey Institute of Technology has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer information systems ranking for non-traditional students. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark. NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
The student loan default rate at NJIT is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,018 students take at least one class online at NJIT. There are roughly 3,015 part time students in attendance at NJIT.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 19,058 students at Georgia Tech are exclusively online. 21,273 students are part time.
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Johns Hopkins University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
The student loan default rate at Johns Hopkins is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 14,847 of Johns Hopkins students are exclusively distance learners. About 14,794 of the students at Johns Hopkins are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize New York University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. NYU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. 8,829 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Virginia Tech as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also made our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 students are part time.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer information systems schools for non-traditional students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, University of Virginia also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, GMU also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best computer information systems schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems ranking.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
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James Madison University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, JMU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Florida. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
About 1.2% of UNF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,525 students take at least one class online at UNF. 5,162 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Rutgers University - New Brunswick as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rutgers New Brunswick also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
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Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UF also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.
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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.
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Northeastern University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Northeastern also made our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list, coming in at #7.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. 1,267 of Northeastern students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Virginia Commonwealth University as the #15 school in this year's rankings. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond. VCU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
About 0.9% of VCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 of VCU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Trident University International as the #16 school in this year's rankings. TUI is a school located in the of Cypress.
The student loan default rate at TUI is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.
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Stony Brook University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, SUNY Stony Brook is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
About 1.0% of SUNY Stony Brook students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,521 students at SUNY Stony Brook that take at least one class online. About 4,151 of the students at SUNY Stony Brook are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Western Governors University as the #18 school in this year's rankings. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. All 150,116 students take classes exclusively online at WGU.
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The University of Texas at Austin earned the #19 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UT Austin also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
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Our rankings recognize University of South Carolina - Columbia as the #20 school in this year's rankings. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. UofSC excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 16,608 students at UofSC that take at least one class online. 3,896 of UofSC students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Central Florida as the #21 school in this year's rankings. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UCF also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. 23,575 students are part time.
Full Computer Information Systems at University of Central Florida Report
Illinois State University landed the #22 spot in our 2021 best computer information systems schools for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal. Illinois State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 of Illinois State students are attending part time.
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The University of Texas at Dallas comes in at #23 in this year's ranking. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UT Dallas also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UT Dallas is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,977 part time students in attendance at UT Dallas.
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California State University - Chico landed the #24 spot in our 2021 best computer information systems schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 10,804 students take at least one class online at Chico State. 2,083 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #25 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems ranking.
The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.
Full Computer Information Systems at Cornell University Report
