2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
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4,922Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, engineering students earned 4,922 bachelor's degrees from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 4th in the state. This means that 3.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Northeastern University has taken the #1 spot in this year's engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Northeastern also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in Massachusetts list, coming in at #4.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
Wentworth Institute of Technology comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Massachusetts list.
About 0.9% of WIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Massachusetts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 5,042 of UMass Lowell students are exclusively distance learners. 5,980 of UMass Lowell students are attending part time.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public college with a small student population. Maritime also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in Massachusetts list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 99 students at Maritime that take at least one class online. 35 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts Amherst as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in Massachusetts list, coming in at #9.
About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 students are part time.
Boston University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.
The student loan default rate at UMass Dartmouth is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 1,514 students at UMass Dartmouth are exclusively online. 2,061 of UMass Dartmouth students are attending 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).