2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 9,619 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 7.7% 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 Texas ranking analyzed 23 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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 Texas
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying engineering.
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in Texas that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Texas ranking.
About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin. UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Texas rankings.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Texas Tech University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock. Texas Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Texas list.
The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. 7,077 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Houston as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population. UH also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Texas rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.
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Our rankings recognize Southern Methodist University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Texas ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 912 of SMU students are exclusively distance learners. 3,019 students are part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Arlington. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Texas ranking.
The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. There are roughly 22,217 part time students in attendance at UT Arlington.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 2.5% of Texas A&M Kingsville students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,192 students at Texas A&M Kingsville that take at least one class online. 1,782 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Dallas. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population. UT Dallas also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Texas rankings.
About 1.4% of UT Dallas students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,632 students take at least one class online at UT Dallas. About 5,977 of the students at UT Dallas are attending part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lamar University. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
About 0.5% of Lamar University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,710 of Lamar University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 10,969 part time students in attendance at Lamar University.
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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.
About 1.7% of UT Tyler students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,443 students at UT Tyler that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,126 part time students in attendance at UT Tyler.
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