2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
8Colleges
1,650Bachelor's Degrees
$38,441Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 1,650 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, mechanical engineering is the #15 most popular major in Pennsylvania. This means that of the 35,501 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.6% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in me. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical 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 mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Drexel University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Drexel has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. There are roughly 5,829 part time students in attendance at Drexel.
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public school with a fairly large student population. Penn State University Park not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Pennsylvania list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.
Villanova University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Villanova has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking.
About 0.3% of Villanova students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,551 students at Villanova are exclusively online. About 2,678 of the students at Villanova are attending part time.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh. Pitt not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Pennsylvania list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. About 6,672 of the students at Pitt are attending part time.
Widener University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Widener is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 1,310 of Widener students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,581 part time students in attendance at Widener.
Temple University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 20,264 students at Temple that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,634 part time students in attendance at Temple.
Wilkes University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.5% of Wilkes students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,863 students at Wilkes are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,749 part time students in attendance at Wilkes.
Our rankings recognize Gannon University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 853 students at Gannon that take at least one class online. 932 of Gannon students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to ME
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 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).
With 1,650 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, mechanical engineering is the #15 most popular major in Pennsylvania. This means that of the 35,501 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.6% were from a college or university in the state.
