2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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125,469
Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 125,469 engineering students received their bachelor's degrees, making the major the 6th most popular in the country.
This year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 267 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 25 Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Missouri University of Science and Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering rankings.
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. Approximately 2,726 students take at least one class online at Missouri University of Science and Technology. 1,272 students are part time.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering rankings.
The student loan default rate at Georgia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 19,058 of Georgia Tech students are exclusively distance learners. About 21,273 of the students at Georgia Tech are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan Technological University. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton. Michigan Tech also made our Best Colleges for Engineering list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 522 students take at least one class online at Michigan Tech. 724 students are part time.
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North Carolina State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large 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 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for 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. There are roughly 7,732 part time students in attendance at NC State.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Engineering list. It's in the top 5% 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. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Illinois Institute of Technology as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Illinois Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
About 0.8% of Illinois Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the small city of University Park. Penn State University Park excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
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.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MSOE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, MSOE is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
About 1.1% of MSOE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 211 students take at least one class online at MSOE. 181 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Montana Technological University. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Montana Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Engineering ranking.
The student loan default rate at Montana Tech is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 508 students at Montana Tech that take at least one class online. About 230 of the students at Montana Tech are attending part time.
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Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population. New Mexico Tech excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at New Mexico Tech is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 519 students take at least one class online at New Mexico Tech. There are roughly 360 part time students in attendance at New Mexico Tech.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Engineering ranking.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 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.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.
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University of Florida landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population. UF also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NJIT also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Engineering ranking.
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.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #16 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
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University of California - Berkeley earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for 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. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Purdue University - Main Campus as the #18 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population. Purdue excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. 7,612 students are part time.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Engineering ranking.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
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Johns Hopkins University landed the #20 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Johns Hopkins is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
The student loan default rate at Johns Hopkins is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 14,847 of Johns Hopkins students are exclusively distance learners. About 14,794 of the students at Johns Hopkins are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #21 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Ohio State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Engineering list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.
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Iowa State University comes in at #22 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Engineering ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. 3,155 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Drexel University as the #23 school in this year's rankings. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Drexel also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Engineering ranking.
About 0.9% of Drexel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. 5,829 of Drexel students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #24 school in this year's rankings. 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 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.
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The #25 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Colleges for Engineering list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
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