2021 Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
115Colleges
9,433Bachelor's Degrees
$35,351Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Chemical Engineering is the #51st most popular major in the country with 9,433 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 115 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in chem eng. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical engineering 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 chemical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The chem eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Chem Eng Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying chem eng.
Top 15% Best Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's chemical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Georgia Tech is a fairly 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 Chemical Engineering ranking.
About 0.4% of Georgia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 19,058 of Georgia Tech students are exclusively distance learners. 21,273 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
Missouri University of Science and Technology earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list.
About 0.8% of Missouri University of Science and Technology students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,726 students at Missouri University of Science and Technology that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,272 part time students in attendance at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Cornell University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best chemical engineering schools for non-traditional students. 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 offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population. NC State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at NC State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 of NC State students are attending part time.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population. U-M excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan Technological University. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton. Michigan Tech excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering 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. 724 of Michigan Tech students are attending part time.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best chemical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Johns Hopkins also did well on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Johns Hopkins is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 14,847 students at Johns Hopkins are exclusively online. 14,794 students are part time.
University of Florida earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. UF excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list.
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 students are part time.
Northeastern University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Northeastern also did well on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
New Jersey Institute of Technology earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.
The student loan default rate at NJIT is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,018 students at NJIT that take at least one class online. 3,015 students are part time.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best chemical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 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.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Illinois Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Illinois Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 1,752 students at Illinois Tech that take at least one class online. 1,354 of Illinois Tech students are attending part time.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best chemical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
Virginia Tech earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the city of University Park. Penn State University Park excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Drexel University as the #17 school in this year's rankings. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. 5,829 of Drexel 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 Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
Chemical Engineering Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.
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).
Chemical Engineering is the #51st most popular major in the country with 9,433 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
