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2021 Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

19 Colleges
2,259 Bachelor's Degrees
$37,127 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

This year's Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in civil eng. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil 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 civil engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying civil eng.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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New Jersey Institute of Technology has taken the #1 spot in this year's civil engineering ranking for non-traditional students. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJIT, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 3,018 students take at least one class online at NJIT. There are roughly 3,015 part time students in attendance at NJIT.

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Manhattan College. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manhattan, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Manhattan is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 246 students at Manhattan that take at least one class online. 250 students are part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 students are part time.

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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the city of University Park.

About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.

Full Civil Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Report

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University of Maryland - College Park earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMCP has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. 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%. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. 5,829 students are part time.

Full Civil Engineering at Drexel University Report

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Villanova University. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 0.3% of Villanova students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,551 of Villanova students are exclusively distance learners. 2,678 students are part time.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. 3,491 of Syracuse students are attending part time.

Full Civil Engineering at Syracuse University Report

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Columbia has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,854 part time students in attendance at Columbia.

Full Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 659
Pennsylvania 780
Maryland 219
New Jersey 478
Delaware 60
District of Columbia 86

Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 19 schools only.

References

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