2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in me tech. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering technology 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 mechanical engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Ferris State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering technology students. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Ferris is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. 3,072 of Ferris students are attending part time.
Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Ferris State University Report
Michigan Technological University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Michigan Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.9% of Michigan Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 522 students take at least one class online at Michigan Tech. 724 students are part time.
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Purdue University - Main Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette. Purdue also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.8% of Purdue students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. About 7,612 of the students at Purdue are attending part time.
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University of Dayton earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UDayton has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 2,652 students take at least one class online at UDayton. 1,171 students are part time.
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University of Toledo comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo. University of Toledo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region list.
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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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana State University. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Indiana State is lower than is typical, just 3.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Indiana State. 2,349 of Indiana State students are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis. IUPUI also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. 6,671 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Central Michigan University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population. Central Michigan also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.
About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. 3,991 students are part time.
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Eastern Michigan University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population. Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. 5,430 students are part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SIUC has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. About 2,629 of the students at SIUC are attending part time.
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