2021 Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
94Colleges
12,226Bachelor's Degrees
$36,694Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Computer Engineering is the #41st most popular major in the country with 12,226 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 94 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in ce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering 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 engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying ce.
Top 15% Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Milwaukee School of Engineering tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional computer engineering students. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. MSOE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 211 students take at least one class online at MSOE. 181 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Northeastern has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
San Jose State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize New Jersey Institute of Technology as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NJIT is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 3,018 students take at least one class online at NJIT. 3,015 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 students are part time.
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, RIT has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 9,961 students take at least one class online at RIT. 1,867 students are part time.
Missouri University of Science and Technology earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
The student loan default rate at Missouri University of Science and Technology is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,726 students at Missouri University of Science and Technology that take at least one class online. About 1,272 of the students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
The student loan default rate at Georgia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 19,058 students at Georgia Tech are exclusively online. About 21,273 of the students at Georgia Tech are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.
Virginia Tech earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering ranking.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Virginia also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,758 part time students in attendance at University of Virginia.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize North Carolina State University as the #14 school in this year's rankings. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh. NC State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering list.
About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
Computer Engineering Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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).
Computer Engineering is the #41st most popular major in the country with 12,226 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
