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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

34 Colleges
2,658 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,505 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 2,658 people earned their bachelor's in mechanical engineering technology, making the major the #114 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in me tech. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering technology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering technology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

Check out the me tech programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering technology ranking for non-traditional students. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flushing. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology rankings.

The student loan default rate at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 656 students at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology that take at least one class online. There are roughly 268 part time students in attendance at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology.

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Our rankings recognize Rochester Institute of Technology as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 9,961 students at RIT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,867 part time students in attendance at RIT.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering technology schools for non-traditional students. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids. Ferris not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. 3,072 of Ferris students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan Technological University. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton. Michigan Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology list.

About 0.9% of Michigan Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 522 students at Michigan Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 724 part time students in attendance at Michigan Tech.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population. Purdue also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,612 part time students in attendance at Purdue.

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University of Dayton comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. UDayton also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology list, coming in at #4.

About 0.5% of UDayton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,652 students take at least one class online at UDayton. 1,171 of UDayton students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Toledo as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 2.9% of University of Toledo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,626 students take at least one class online at University of Toledo. About 3,535 of the students at University of Toledo are attending part time.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population. SUNY Poly not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. Approximately 1,304 students take at least one class online at SUNY Poly. About 847 of the students at SUNY Poly are attending part time.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.6%. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Indiana State. About 2,349 of the students at Indiana State are attending part time.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering technology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. 6,671 of IUPUI students are attending part time.

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Mechanical Engineering Technology by Region

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Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

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