2021 Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
164Colleges
14,747Bachelor's Degrees
$35,832Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
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This year's Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 164 colleges that offer a bachelor's in civil eng. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
Check out the civil eng programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional civil engineering students. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 19,058 of Georgia Tech students are exclusively distance learners. 21,273 of Georgia Tech students are attending part time.
New Jersey Institute of Technology earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark. NJIT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Civil 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. About 3,015 of the students at NJIT are attending part time.
Texas A&M University - College Station comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list.
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.
Missouri University of Science and Technology earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 2,726 students take at least one class online at Missouri University of Science and Technology. 1,272 of Missouri University of Science and Technology students are attending part time.
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering ranking.
The student loan default rate at Illinois Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,752 students take at least one class online at Illinois Tech. 1,354 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Virginia Tech as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil 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.
San Jose State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.
Manhattan College landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale. Manhattan also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 246 students at Manhattan that take at least one class online. About 250 of the students at Manhattan are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Berkeley as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering ranking.
About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UF is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 1,455 of the students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are attending part time.
University of Southern California comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering ranking.
The student loan default rate at USC is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 students are part time.
University of Wisconsin - Madison earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 students are part time.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UW Seattle also did well on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 students are part time.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona comes in at #17 in this year's ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.
About 1.0% of Cal Poly Pomona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. About 5,151 of the students at Cal Poly Pomona are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize North Carolina State University as the #18 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NC State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at NC State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. 7,732 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.
University of California - Davis landed the #20 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC Davis also did well on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Oregon State University as the #21 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Oregon State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. 10,920 students are part time.
Michigan Technological University comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton. Michigan Tech excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 522 students take at least one class online at Michigan Tech. There are roughly 724 part time students in attendance at Michigan Tech.
Our rankings recognize Northeastern University as the #23 school in this year's rankings. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
Cornell University comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Cornell is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering list.
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. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.
Rest of the Top Schools for Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Civil Eng that almost earned our Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
Civil Engineering Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
Civil 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).
Civil Engineering is the #35th most popular major in the country with 14,747 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
