2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
7Colleges
2,166Bachelor's Degrees
$34,268Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, engineering students earned 2,166 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 7th in the state. This means that of the 125,469 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.7% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying engineering.
Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Washington - Seattle Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's engineering ranking for non-traditional students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle. UW Seattle also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in Washington list, coming in at #1.
About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Washington State University. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Washington ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Martin's University. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Saint Martin's has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Washington ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 499 students at Saint Martin’s that take at least one class online. 304 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Gonzaga University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Gonzaga has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Washington ranking.
The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 923 students at Gonzaga are exclusively online. 661 students are part time.
Walla Walla University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of College Place. Walla Walla U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Washington list.
The student loan default rate at Walla Walla U is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 383 students take at least one class online at Walla Walla U. About 188 of the students at Walla Walla U are attending part time.
Seattle University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle. Seattle U also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Washington rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 2,609 students take at least one class online at Seattle U. There are roughly 1,465 part time students in attendance at Seattle U.
Eastern Washington University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney. As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Washington ranking.
About 1.3% of EWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. 1,697 students are part time.
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).