2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland
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6,317Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, computer & information sciences students earned 6,317 bachelor's degrees from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 5.6% of all the computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer & information 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 computer & information sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying computer & information sciences.
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Maryland Global Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Maryland that are best for non-traditional computer & information sciences students. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMGC has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Maryland ranking.
About 1.2% of UMGC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. There are roughly 45,251 part time students in attendance at UMGC.
University of Maryland - College Park comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Maryland rankings.
About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. 4,841 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore. UMBC also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Maryland rankings.
About 1.1% of UMBC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,618 students at UMBC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,955 part time students in attendance at UMBC.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins also made our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Maryland list, coming in at #3.
About 0.6% of Johns Hopkins students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,847 students at Johns Hopkins are exclusively online. 14,794 of Johns Hopkins students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Towson University. Towson is a large public school located in the small city of Towson. Towson also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Maryland rankings.
The student loan default rate at Towson is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,258 students take at least one class online at Towson. 4,337 students are part time.
Stevenson University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevenson, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Maryland ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 1,581 students take at least one class online at Stevenson. 746 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Salisbury University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Salisbury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Maryland list.
About 1.4% of Salisbury students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,693 students at Salisbury that take at least one class online. 951 of Salisbury students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize St Mary's College of Maryland as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCM, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Maryland ranking.
About 0.8% of SMCM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 252 students take at least one class online at SMCM. 49 of SMCM students are attending part time.
Morgan State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.
The student loan default rate at Morgan State is lower than is typical, just 6.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,262 students at Morgan State that take at least one class online. 1,067 of Morgan State students are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
In <nil>, computer & information sciences students earned 6,317 bachelor's degrees from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 5.6% of all the computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
