2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 17 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying engineering.
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Northeastern University has taken the #1 spot in this year's engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the New England Region list.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
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University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in the New England Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. There are roughly 3,257 part time students in attendance at UCONN.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wentworth Institute of Technology. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 737 students at WIT that take at least one class online. About 384 of the students at WIT are attending part time.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population. UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 5,042 of UMass Lowell students are exclusively distance learners. About 5,980 of the students at UMass Lowell are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maine. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 5,820 students take at least one class online at UMaine. 3,614 of UMaine students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Massachusetts Maritime Academy as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay.
The student loan default rate at Maritime is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 99 students at Maritime that take at least one class online. About 35 of the students at Maritime are attending part time.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
The student loan default rate at UNH is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. 1,355 of UNH students are attending part time.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,786 of the students at UMass Amherst are attending part time.
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University of Hartford landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 2.3% of UHart students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,149 of UHart students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,552 of the students at UHart are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at URI is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,504 students at URI that take at least one class online. 2,982 students are part time.
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