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2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York

14 Colleges
6,829 Bachelor's Degrees
$36,453 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New YorkIn <nil>, engineering students earned 6,829 bachelor's degrees from a New York school, making the subject the 9th in the state. This means that of the 125,469 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.4% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 New York

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Cornell University tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in New York ranking.

About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 students are part time.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse. Syracuse not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in New York list.

The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. About 3,491 of the students at Syracuse are attending part time.

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SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY

SUNY Maritime College landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Throggs Neck, SUNY Maritime College is a public college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Maritime College, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in New York ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 479 students take at least one class online at SUNY Maritime College. There are roughly 177 part time students in attendance at SUNY Maritime College.

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Columbia University in the City of New York earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Columbia has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in New York ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 students are part time.

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Rochester Institute of Technology comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in New York ranking.

About 0.8% of RIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,961 students take at least one class online at RIT. 1,867 students are part time.

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Manhattan College. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manhattan, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in New York ranking.

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

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University at Buffalo. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 1.3% of University at Buffalo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,575 students take at least one class online at University at Buffalo. There are roughly 5,053 part time students in attendance at University at Buffalo.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. 4,151 of SUNY Stony Brook students are attending part time.

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Binghamton University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,472 students take at least one class online at Binghamton University. 1,855 students are part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,829 part time students in attendance at NYU.

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

Explore all the Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 6,617
New Jersey 2,740
Maryland 2,311
Delaware 430
District of Columbia 378

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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